The Mechanical Strength of Various Suture Techniques
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 17 (1) , 89-91
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-7681(92)90019-x
Abstract
The mechanical strengths of five techniques of tendon repair have been evaluated using human cadaver tendons. A modified Kessler repair with a peripheral circumferential suture and the method of Becker were found to require the greatest load to produce gapping, but the Becker and Savage repairs withstood the highest load before failure.Keywords
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