Gliding Resistance and Strength of Composite Sutures in Human Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon Repair: An In Vitro Biomechanical Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Silva, Jose M ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Gliding resistance; suture; tendon; tendon repair

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR TENDON; FRICTION; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NYLONS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 58049140160     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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