Advantages of "epitenon first" suture placement technique in flexor tendon repair
Sanders, W.E.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 280: 198-199
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 1611742 Document Number: 390038
A carefully performed flexor tendon repair should not result in enlargement of the tenorrhaphy. However, many current repair techniques using a core suture followed by an epitendinous suture have this drawback. A technique of placing the epitenon suture first, followed by the core suture, is discussed, and the advantages of the technique are emphasized.
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