Biomechanical studies of running suture for flexor tendon repair in dogs

Gau Tyan Lin; Kai Nan An; Peter C. Amadio; William P. Cooney

doi:10.1016/S0363-5023(88)80094-7

Biomechanical studies of running suture for flexor tendon repair in dogs

Gau Tyan Lin, Kai Nan An, Peter C. Amadio, William P. Cooney

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Abstract

A new running-locking loop suture technique has been developed to increase tendon repair strength and to provide better tendon edge inversion. Biomechanical analysis documented the failure mechanism and the failure strength of various circumferential repair techniques. When compared with two well-known techniques, the simple circumferential running suture and Lembert running suture, the locking suture technique was shown to have 3.77 and 1.68 times greater tensile failure strength and 1.73 and 1.26 times greater stiffness than these traditional suture methods. A running peripheral locking suture may help augment the strength of tendon repair.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	553-558
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0363-5023(88)80094-7
State	Published - 1988

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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