title: Nerve and tendon approximator.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayramiçli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gürünlüoğlu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Numanoğlu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*