Nerve and tendon approximator.
A practical and simple approximating device, made from a plastic syringe and 2 needles, is described. It allows a safe, tension-free approximation of severed ends of nerves or tendons.
Bayramiçli
M
M
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gürünlüoğlu
R
R
Yilmaz
B
B
Numanoğlu
A
A
D006801:Humans; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*