Work of Flexion Related to Different Suture Materials After Flexor Digitorum Profundus and Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendon Repair in Zone II: A Biomechanical Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 700-704

  Hwang, Michael D ^a   Pettrone, Sarah ^a   Trumble, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FiberWire; flexor tendon; suture material; tendon repair; work of flexion

Indexed keywords

FIBERWIRE; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL; TYCRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LACERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SHEATH;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROLINE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENODESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 63349102773     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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