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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) suture vs fiberwire and polypropylene in flexor tendon repair

BACKGROUND: In this study, we evaluate the value of novel suture material based on monofilamentous-extruded polyfluoroethylene (PTFE) compared to polypropylene (PPL) and Fiberwire (FW). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 60 flexor tendons were harvested from fresh cadaveric upper extremities. 4–0 sutures strand...

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Autores principales: Polykandriotis, Elias, Ruppe, Florian, Niederkorn, Miriam, Polykandriotis, Ektor, Bräuer, Lars, Horch, Raymund E., Arkudas, Andreas, Gruener, Jasmin S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8354926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33876291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-021-03899-9