Flexor tendon repair in zone 2 using a six-strand 'figure of eight' suture

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 322-328

  Al Qattan, M M ^a   Al Turaiki, T M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Figure of eight sutures; Flexor tendon repair; Six strand repair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SHEEP; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66649113661     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408099818     Document Type: Article

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