The Strength of the 6-Strand Modified Kessler Repair Performed With Triple-Stranded or Triple-Stranded Bound Suture in a Porcine Extensor Tendon Model: An Ex Vivo Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 510-517

  Viinikainen, Anna ^a   Göransson, Harry ^a   Huovinen, Katja ^a   Kellomäki, Minna ^a   Törmälä, Pertti ^a   Rokkanen, Pentti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon repair; gap formation; modified Kessler; triple stranded bound suture; yield force

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33947712101     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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