The Effects of Core Suture Purchase on the Biomechanical Characteristics of a Multistrand Locking Flexor Tendon Repair: A Cadaveric Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1165-1171

  Lee, Steve K ^a   Goldstein, Rachel Y ^a   Zingman, Alissa ^a   Terranova, Carl ^a   Nasser, Philip ^a   Hausman, Michael R ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cruciate repair; flexor tendon; hand surgery; suture purchase; work of flexion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77954084823     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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