The Four-Strand Staggered Suture for Flexor Tendon Repair: In Vitro Biomechanical Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 948-955

  Corradi, Maurizio ^a   Bellan, Monia ^a   Frattini, Marco ^a   Concari, Galeazzo ^a   Tocco, Silvio ^a   Pogliacomi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; breaking force; dynamic loading; flexor tendon suture; gap formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS MUSCLE TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON; FOUR STRAND STAGGERED SUTURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LOADING TEST; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77952844120     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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