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Eight-strand Cross-locked Cruciate Flexor Tendon Repair Using Double-stranded Suture: A Description of the Surgical
Kentaro Watanabe1, Hideyuki Ota1, Hiroshi Sasaki1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open
|December 16, 2016
Abstract:
This article describes a technique for improved repair of digital flexor tendon laceration. Eight-strand cross-locked cruciate repair using 4-0 caliber double-stranded suture is not bulky and has a smooth configuration for tendon gliding. Additionally, it has sufficient strength for early postoperative active motion exercise.

