Locking Loop Tendon Suture Use in Repair of Five Calcanean Tendons |
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| Authors: | JAMES TOMLINSON D.V.M.,M.V.Sc., ROBERT MOORE D.V.M.,&dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Small Animal Surgery, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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| Abstract: | The locking loop tendon suture is demonstrated. Five cases of its use in both acute and chronic lacerations of the calcanean tendon are presented. The results in all five cases were excellent. Advantages of this suture pattern include preservation of the intrinsic blood supply of the tendon, gap formation produced only with extreme load, simple and rapid placement of the suture, and reduction in adhesions. This suture pattern also can be used for other tendons. |
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