Suture Tenorrhaphy: An Ex Vivo Biomechanical Analysis

Hand and Upper Extremity


Barbed Suture Tenorrhaphy: An Ex Vivo Biomechanical Analysis


Parikh PM, Davison SP, Higgins JP (Georgetown Univ Hosp, Washington, DC; Union Memorial Hosp, Baltimore, MD) Plast Reconstr Surg 124:1551-1558, 2009§



D.J. Smith, Jr., MD



Evidence Ranking


• C



Expert Rating


• 2



Abstract



Background


Using barbed suture for flexor tenorrhaphy could permit knotless repair with tendon-barb adherence along the suture’s entire length. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the tensile strength and repair-site profile of a technique of barbed suture tenorrhaphy.



Methods

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