Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 217-223 , February 2012

An Analysis of the Pull-Out Strength of 6 Suture Loop Configurations in Flexor Tendons

Received 30 November 2010 ,Accepted 20 October 2011.

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 The authors thank Mrs. Zhou Qifen and Dr. Ono Shimpei for technical assistance.

 This study was financially supported by Finnish Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Instrumentarium Science Foundation, and the National Medical Research Council of Singapore.

 No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(11)01365-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.10.039

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 217-223 , February 2012