Publications by authors named "Lawrence R Berglund"
Background: Functional restoration is the major concern after flexor tendon reconstruction in the hand. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of modifying the surface of extrasynovial tendon autografts with carbodiimide-derivatized synovial fluid with gelatin (cd-SF-G) on functional outcomes of flexor tendon reconstruction using a canine model.
Methods: The second and fifth flexor digitorum profundus tendons from eleven dogs were transected and repaired in zone II.