Background. Knotless barbed sutures are seeing more common use in wound closures and
small tendon repairs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the strength and resistance …

Purpose Although sutures evolved in last decade and the product spectrum broadened
largely, they can be still classified into two: monofilament and multifilament. Sutures are the …

Open surgical repairs of Achilles tendon ruptures may result in local wound healing
problems. Various minimally invasive and percutaneous approaches have been defined to …

The Achilles tendon is the strongest and thickest tendon in the body, but also one of the most
commonly injured. Both surgical and nonoperative options for treatment have been …

AĢil tendon kopması Hipokrat zamanında tanımlanmıĢ olup, asırlardır bu konu üzerinde
birçok yazılı kaynak bulunmaktadır (1, 2). AĢil tendon kopmalarının patofizyolojisi …