title: Tips of the trade. Dacron core suture via suture-assist device. A technique for flexor tendon repair.
abstract: This article introduces a technique of tendon repair using large-gauge dacron core sutures placed by a suture-assist device. Tensile strengths of the repair on preserved human tendons averaged 44.1 Newtons, compared with 29.8 Newtons for repairs with a modified Kessler technique. The technique shows promise as an alternative method for flexor tendon repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Berglund
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cobb
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery