title: The locking loop tendon suture.
abstract: The locking loop tendon suture is suggested as an effective method for suturing tendons where tension is likely during the early post-operative period. The relationship of the intratendinous parts of the suture to each other is critical to the resultant tensile strength. Experimental work has confirmed its strength and its lack of interference with the intrinsic vasculature of the tendons. Our results from this clinical repair of 72 tendons by this method have been better, in general, than we obtained with other currently popular methods.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery