The effect of increasing the contact surface on tendon healing

Affiliations

Fatma Bilgen: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Yakup Duman: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Ömer Bulut: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Gaziantep 25 December Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Mehmet Bekerecioğlu: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

Abstract

Background The most common complication after tendon repair is the development of adhesion, with subsequent rupture.