Tensile Strength of a New Suture for Fixation of Tendon Grafts When Using a Weave Technique

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 982-986

  Tanaka, Toshikazu ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Ettema, Anke M ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; in vitro; suture; tendon graft; tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDEX FINGER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACHINE; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON TRANSPLANTATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

FINGERS; HUMANS; NYLONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33745685802     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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