The strength of Achilles tendon repair: A comparison of three suture techniques in human cadaver tendons

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 701-705

  McCoy, Brett W ^a   Haddad, Steven L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Suture repair; Tendon repair

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; ACHILLES TENDON; MECHANICAL STRESS; RUPTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; CADAVER; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77955164267     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2010.0701     Document Type: Article

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