Abstract
A stainless steel external tendon splint was used in repair of cadaver tendons and compared with standard tendon repairs with suture. The splint was combined with a Kessler repair and tested against the Kessler, Becker, and Savage repairs in fresh human cadaver flexor digitorum profundus tendons. Biomechanical testing was done on a tensile testing machine, and load-displacement curves were generated. The repairs using the external tendon splint demonstrated a range of improvement of 32 to 146% in mean maximal tensile strength and a 20 to 185% improvement of mean ultimate tensile strength compared with all other repairs. The external tendon splint is relatively easy to apply to a tendon. The repair is strengthened and becomes capable of withstanding early active range of motion excercises. In vivo testing will be needed to assess the potential clinical usefulness of such a device.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 654-657 |
| Journal | Journal of Hand Surgery |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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