Gross and histological analysis of healing after dog flexor tendon repair with the Teno Fix device.

The purpose of this study was to examine the in vivo characteristics of the stainless-steel Teno Fix device used for flexor tendon repair. The common flexor digitorum superficialis tendon was transected in 16 dogs and repaired with the device. The animals were euthanized at 3, 6, or 12 weeks postoperatively.

A device for zone-II flexor tendon repair. Surgical technique.

Background: The stainless-steel Teno Fix tendon-repair device has improved biomechanical characteristics compared with those of suture repair, and it was well tolerated in a canine model. The purpose of this study was to compare the Teno Fix with suture repair in a clinical setting.

Methods: Sixty-seven patients with isolated zone-II flexor tendon injury were randomized to be treated with a Teno Fix or a four-stranded cruciate suture repair.

Device for zone-II flexor tendon repair. A multicenter, randomized, blinded, clinical trial.

Background: The stainless-steel Teno Fix tendon-repair device has improved biomechanical characteristics compared with those of suture repair, and it was well tolerated in a canine model. The purpose of this study was to compare the Teno Fix with suture repair in a clinical setting.

Methods: Sixty-seven patients with isolated zone-II flexor tendon injury were randomized to be treated with a Teno Fix or a four-stranded cruciate suture repair.

Strength analysis and comparison of the Teno Fix Tendon Repair System with the two-strand modified Kessler repair in the Achilles tendon.

Background: Various options exist for repair of Achilles tendon ruptures, yet a method that consistently provides sufficient gap resistance to allow early mobilization remains elusive. This study compares the mechanical performance of a modified Kessler repair with that of the Teno Fix Tendon Repair System (Ortheon Medical, LLC) in matched pairs of cadaver Achilles tendons.

Methods: The two-strand modified Kessler repair was selected as the control construct on the basis of literature review and physician interviews which identified it among the many options as a popular method for repair of acutely ruptured Achilles tendons.

The efficacy of silver nitrate cauterization for pyogenic granuloma of the hand.

Purpose: We report a series of pyogenic granulomas of the hand treated effectively in the office with silver nitrate cauterization.

Methods: Twelve patients with 13 pyogenic granulomas of the hand were treated. The average duration of symptoms was 2 months.