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01-09-2011 | Review Articles of topics

The resurgence of barbed suture and connecting devices for use in flexor tendon tenorrhaphy

Authors: Yazeed Mazen Gussous, Chunfeng Zhao, Peter C. Amadio, Kai-Nan An

Published in: HAND | Issue 3/2011

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Abstract

Barbed sutures and connecting devices have been historically described and used in flexor tendon tenorrhaphies. With the improvement in biomaterial, we have witnessed recently the resurgence of this concept. In this article, we review the historical use of barbed devices in repairing flexor tendons and explore the available barbed surgical devices that have been described in recent years.
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Metadata
Title
The resurgence of barbed suture and connecting devices for use in flexor tendon tenorrhaphy
Authors
Yazeed Mazen Gussous
Chunfeng Zhao
Peter C. Amadio
Kai-Nan An
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
HAND / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-011-9344-6

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