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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
The effect of flexor tendon repair bulk on tendon gliding during simulated active motion: an in vitro comparison of two-strand and six-strand techniques.
Journal of Hand Surgery 2001 September
The gliding function of 2-strand (Tajima) and 6-strand (Savage) techniques of flexor tendon repair were compared in an in vitro biomechanical model. Stainless steel beads were inserted directly into the metacarpals, phalanges, and flexor digitorum profundus tendons of 22 human cadaver specimens. The FDP tendons were loaded from 5 to 25 N using a pneumatic actuator. The angular rotation and tendon excursion of the cadaver specimens were measured radiographically. The gliding function of the repairs was compared with core suture only, core suture plus epitenon repair, and sheath repair. There was no significant difference in angular rotation or linear excursion between the 2-strand and 6-strand techniques of flexor tendon repair. The addition of the epitendinous suture to the core suture improved the angular rotation and linear excursion for the 2-strand technique. Although the 6-strand repair tended to increase the repair site bulk more than the conventional 2-strand technique, the gliding function of the repair techniques was equivalent.
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