Mechanical evaluation of different techniques for Achilles tendon repair

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 795-799

  Gebauer, Matthias ^a   Beil, Frank Timo ^a   Beckmann, Johannes ^b   Sárváry, András M ^c   Ueblacker, Peter ^a   Ruecker, Andreas H ^a   Holste, Joerg ^d   Meenen, Norbert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Biomechanical testing; Failure load; Plantaris tendon augmentation; Suture technique; Tendon rupture

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYDIOXANONE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON SUTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 35248891081     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0325-8     Document Type: Article

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