Effect of A2 Pulley Release on Repaired Tendon Gliding Resistance and Rupture in a Chicken Model

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1080-1087

  Tang, Jin Bo ^a   Cao, Yi ^a   Wu, Ya Fang ^a   Wang, Gu Heng ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; gliding force; pulley; repair ruptures; work of flexion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; MACHINE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TOE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHICKENS; FOOT; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 67651171735     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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