Biomechanical Evaluation of Varying the Number of Loops in a Repair of a Physiological Model of Achilles Tendon Rupture
Grieco PW, Frumberg DB, Weinberg M, Pivec R, Naziri Q, Uribe JA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Varying the Number of Loops in a Repair of a Physiological Model of Achilles Tendon Rupture. Foot & Ankle International 2014, 36: 444-449. PMID: 25380774, DOI: 10.1177/1071100714559270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAchilles tendon ruptureHealthy tendonsTendon ruptureGreater gappingControl groupTendon endsVivo AchillesCatastrophic failureEarly repair failureFailure forceKrackow repairEarly catastrophic failureLoad failureExperimental groupGap widthBiomechanical evaluationKrackow sutureConstruct strengthBovine Achilles tendonExtensile exposureAchilles tendonTendon portionRepair failureSuturing techniqueNumber of loops