Locking repairs for obliquely cut tendons: Effects of suture purchase and directions of locking circles

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 891-897

  Tan, Jun ^a   Tang, Jin Bo ^a  

^a NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

locking directions; locking suture; oblique injury; Tendon repair; tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SWINE; TENDON SURGERY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; LOWER EXTREMITY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 4744339315     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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