A NEW CORE SUTURE TECHNIQUE FOR FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR: BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF TENSILE STRENGTH AND GAP FORMATION

The purpose of this study was to test in vitro a new flexor tendon suture technique that has been developed to withstand the in vivo forces of active tendon motion. This new core suture technique involves locking loops in the form of a cross stitch. The new technique was tested for ultimate tensile...

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Published inJournal of hand surgery, British volume Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 390 - 392
Main Authors ASLAM, A, AFOKE, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2000
SAGE Publications
Subjects
Cadaver
Fingers
Humans
Suture Techniques
Tendon Injuries - surgery
Tendons - surgery
Tensile Strength
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to test in vitro a new flexor tendon suture technique that has been developed to withstand the in vivo forces of active tendon motion. This new core suture technique involves locking loops in the form of a cross stitch. The new technique was tested for ultimate tensile strength and gap formation in cadaver human flexor tendons on a tensile testing machine. The new technique proved significantly stronger than the modified Kessler core suture.
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ISSN:0266-7681
1532-2211
DOI:10.1054/jhsb.2000.0384