Looped Versus Single-Stranded Flexor Tendon Repairs: A Cadaveric Mechanical Study

PURPOSE: To compare the tensile properties of 4-strand modified Kessler flexor tendon repairs using a looped or single-stranded suture. METHODS: We evaluated the mechanical properties of 4-strand Kessler zone II core suture repairs using either looped or single-stranded suture in human flexor digito...

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Published in:J Hand Surg Am
Main Authors: Calfee, Ryan P., Boone, Sean, Stepan, Jeffrey G., Osei, Daniel A., Thomopoulos, Stavros, Boyer, Martin I.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428313/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25801581
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.01.035
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