Optimizing achilles tendon repair: Effect of epitendinous suture augmentation on the strength of achilles tendon repairs

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-432

  Lee, Steven J ^a,b   Goldsmith, Scott ^a   Nicholas, Stephen J ^a   McHugh, Malachy ^a   Kremenic, Ian ^a   Ben Avi, Simon ^a  

^a Black Hall ^*

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Augmentation; Gapping; Repair; Weave

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 41549113882     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0427     Document Type: Article

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