Effect of Suture Material and Bone Quality on the Mechanical Properties of Zone I Flexor Tendon-Bone Reattachment With Bone Anchors

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 709-717

  Matsuzaki, Hironori ^a   Zaegel, Melissa A ^a   Gelberman, Richard H ^a   Silva, Matthew J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone quality; flexor tendon repair; Mitek anchor; suture material; zone I

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE ANCHOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45849117645     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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