Biomechanical Comparison of Modified Kessler and Running Suture Repair in 3 Different Animal Tendons and in Human Flexor Tendons

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-101

  Hausmann, Jan Till ^a   Vekszler, György ^a   Bijak, Manfred ^a   Benesch, Thomas ^a   Vécsei, Vilmos ^a   Gäbler, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomechanical setup; cyclic loading; flexor tendon; gap formation; Kessler

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENDON SUTURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CATTLE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; SWINE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58149102814     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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