Tips of the trade #17. A simple technique to facilitate paratenon and muscle fiber stripping of free tendon grafts.
Stripping paratenon and muscle fiber off a free tendon graft while it is immersed in a saline bath facilitates the procedure and prevents desiccation of the tissue.
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University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*