Barbed sutures versus conventional tenorrhaphy in flexor tendon repair: An ex vivo biomechanical analysis

Background The management of flexor tendon injuries has evolved in recent years through industrial improvements in suture materials, refinements of repair methods, and early rehabilitation protocols. However, there is no consensus on the ideal suture material and technique. This study was conducted...

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Main Authors: Özlem Çolak, Yüksel Kankaya, Nezih Sungur, Kadri Özer, Koray Gürsoy, Kemal Şerbetçi, Uğur Koçer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2019-05-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00962