A New Method for the Distal Anastomosis in Flexor Tendon Grafting

1 January 1967

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Vol. 1 (1) , 64-67
https://doi.org/10.3109/02844316709006561

Abstract

A technique is described for the distal anastomosis in flexor tendon grafting in which the graft is secured solely by a suturamide thread sling around the phalangeal end. The graft length is determined by functional testing.

Keywords

FUNCTIONAL
GRAFT
SUTURAMIDE
SOLELY
THREAD
PHALANGEAL
SLING
NEW METHOD
DISTAL ANASTOMOSIS

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