Managing the injured tendon: current concepts

RB Evans - Journal of Hand Therapy, 2012 - Elsevier
Despite advances in understanding of the mechanical aspects of tendon management with
improved suture technique and early stress application with postoperative therapy, clinical …

Zone 2 flexor tendon injuries: Venturing into the no man's land

PP Kotwal, MT Ansari - Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2012 - Springer
Flexor tendon injuries are seen commonly yet the management protocols are still widely
debated. The advances in suture techniques, better understanding of the tendon …

A controlled trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of ultrasound-guided looped thread carpal tunnel release

RS Burnham, EY Loh, B Rambaransingh, SL Roberts… - Hand, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Open carpal tunnel release typically requires several weeks of recovery. A less
invasive, ultrasound-guided percutaneous technique of releasing the transverse carpal …

Suture and needle characteristics in orthopaedic surgery

E Pacer, DW Griffin, AB Anderson, SM Tintle… - JBJS …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Suture and Needle Characteristics in Orthopaedic Surgery : JBJS Reviews Suture and Needle
Characteristics in Orthopaedic Surgery : JBJS Reviews JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews …

A comparative study of the effects of growth and differentiation factor 5 on muscle-derived stem cells and bone marrow stromal cells in an in vitro tendon healing model

Y Ozasa, A Gingery, AR Thoreson, KN An… - The Journal of hand …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the ability of muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) supplemented with
growth and differentiation factor-5 (GDF-5) to improve tendon healing compared with bone …

Repopulation of Intrasynovial Flexor Tendon Allograft with Bone Marrow Stromal Cells: An Ex Vivo Model

Y Ozasa, PC Amadio, AR Thoreson, KN An… - … Engineering Part A, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Delayed healing is a common problem whenever tendon allografts are used for
tendon or ligament reconstruction. Repopulating the allograft with host cells may accelerate …

Fios de sutura

AC Medeiros, I Araújo-Filho… - Journal of Surgical and …, 2016 - periodicos.ufrn.br
Objetivo: Este é um estudo de revisão com o objetivo de descrever as características físicas
e biológicas dos fios de sutura mais utilizados na prática cirúrgica diária, e suas indicações …

Biomechanical properties of a novel mesh suture in a cadaveric flexor tendon repair model

SJ Wallace, LM Mioton, RM Havey, MG Muriuki… - The Journal of hand …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Conventional suture repairs, when stressed, fail by suture rupture, knot slippage, or
suture pull-through, when the suture cuts through the intervening tissue. The purpose of this …

Implantable medical devices for tendon and ligament repair: a review of patents and commercial products

M Civera, E Devietti Goggia, M De Ros… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Tendon and ligament injuries are a frequent and debilitating issue that affects
many patients worldwide. The predominant solution is the suture thread, which is not without …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanics of surgical knot security: a systematic review

YR Wong, DA McGrouther - International Journal of Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: This review aims to identify publications on quantitative biomechanical testing
of surgical knot security and the physical factors that determine knot security and failure …