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

<div>(a) <i>α</i>-SMA immunohistochemical staining of native tendon (40-fold magnification). (b) <i>α</i>-SMA immunohistochemical staining of a 4-strand core suture tendon repair site with clusters of myofibroblast formation, arrow indicating clusters of myofibroblasts (40-fold magnification).</div>

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Figure 3: Four-Strand Core Suture Improves Flexor Tendon Repair Compared to Two-Strand Technique in a Rabbit Model 