Four-Strand Core Suture Improves Flexor Tendon Repair Compared to Two-Strand Technique in a Rabbit Model

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(a) HE-staining of a 2-strand core suture repair 8 weeks after initial surgery, slight peritendinous adhesion formation (20-fold magnification). (b) HE-staining of transection area of 4-strand core suture repair 3 weeks after surgery (4-fold magnification). (c) Magnification of (b) (20-fold magnification).

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