title: [Tensile strength of new and modified flexor tendon sutures].
abstract: Authors tested modified and new sutures and different sewing materials on the deep flexor tendons of the hand in cadavera. Tensile and pull strength examinations were performed. The results were compared with the Kirchmayr-Kessler suture. Suture types suitable for immediate postoperative active motion exercises are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Fejér Megyei Tanács Központi Kórház-Rendelöintézet, traumatológiai osztályának közleménye.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sántha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Répásy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szabó
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D013718:Tensile Strength