Biomechanical Analysis of a New Eight-Strand Suture for Flexor Tendon Repair

Background The placement of multistrand sutures during flexor tendon repair requires complicated surgical skills; such suturing is difficult. We developed a new, simpler eight-strand suture, which we term the Yoshizu cross-lock. This reduces the numbers of suture passages through the tendons, as wel...

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Main Authors: Koji Moriya, Yutaka Maki, Hisao Koda, Naoto Tsubokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022-06-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1756132