title: The resurgence of barbed suture and connecting devices for use in flexor tendon tenorrhaphy.
abstract: Barbed sutures and connecting devices have been historically described and used in flexor tendon tenorrhaphies. With the improvement in biomaterial, we have witnessed recently the resurgence of this concept. In this article, we review the historical use of barbed devices in repairing flexor tendons and explore the available barbed surgical devices that have been described in recent years.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA.
authors.forename: Yazeed Mazen
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Gussous
authors.forename: Chunfeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Amadio
authors.forename: Kai-Nan
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: An