Contribution of a locking cross-stitch to a modified kessler core suture - A new technique

Gueneren E., Engin M. S., Oezer M.

ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.59, no.3, pp.297-299, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/sap.0b013e31802e8ae0
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.297-299
  • Keywords: tendon repair, Kessler suture, core suture, biornechanical study, tensile strength, gap-producing force, FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR, TENSILE-STRENGTH, ZONE-II
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We compared the gap-producing forces, ultimate tensile strength, and slip resistance of a new core suture technique and that of a modified Kessler suture in freshly harvested chicken tendons. Biomechanical trials were carried out using a tensile-strength testing machine. Our technique proved superior to the modified Kessler Suture with respect to its ultimate tensile strength and slip resistance.