Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie
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Flexor tendon repair by direct suture, providing tendon function and mechanical properties and allowing postoperative active extension and flexion. ⋯ The clinical outcome studies after repair of zone II flexor tendon injuries using a multiple-strand suture technique describe 69-96% excellent and good results.
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Oper Orthop Traumatol · Mar 2008
[Transpatellar refixation of acute quadriceps tendon ruptures close to the proximal patella pole using FiberWire].
Reconstruction of the extensor mechanism of the knee joint by stable suture of the quadriceps tendon. Early functional treatment. ⋯ Early diagnosis, timely surgical repair and early functional treatment are important for the outcome of quadriceps tendon ruptures. With the presented method, ruptures close to the upper patella pole can be treated. The majority of quadriceps tendon ruptures takes place in this area since the avascular zone found here predisposes to degenerative changes.