Achilles tendon repair: Achillon system vs. Krackow suture: An anatomic in vitro biomechanical study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1158-1164

  Huffard, B ^a   O'Loughlin, P F ^a   Wright, T ^a   Deland, J ^a   Kennedy, J G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Achillon device; Krackow repair; Percutaneous; Repair

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MAINTENANCE; STATISTICS; TENDONS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLON DEVICE; KRACKOW REPAIR; PERCUTANEOUS;

REPAIR;

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRACKOW SUTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53449086012     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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