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A carpal ligament substitute part II: polyester suture for scapho-lunate and triqueto-lunate ligament reconstruction
Marwan A Wehbé1, Mary Lee Whitaker
1Pennsylvania Hand Center, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA. Marwan.Wehbe@pahandcenter.com
Hand Clinics
|November 22, 2012
Abstract:
Carpal ligaments are commonly injured and may lead to pain and disability. These ligaments are very difficult to repair, and the results are unpredictable; as a result, treatment options abound. A novel approach is presented here using a polyester suture, aiming to substitute these ligaments' function, rather than to repair them.