TY - JOUR
T1 - The resurgence of barbed suture and connecting devices for use in flexor tendon tenorrhaphy
AU - Gussous, Yazeed Mazen
AU - Zhao, Chunfeng
AU - Amadio, Peter C.
AU - An, Kai Nan
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1007/s11552-011-9344-6
DO - 10.1007/s11552-011-9344-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22942850
AN - SCOPUS:80051469030
SN - 1558-9447
VL - 6
SP - 268
EP - 275
JO - Hand
JF - Hand
IS - 3
ER -