A new 4-strand tendon repair technique in a rabbit Achilles tendon model: Is 4 better than 6?

• Fatih Alp Öztürk ,
• Cenk Demirdöver,
• Reşit Buğra Hüsemoğlu ,
• Süleyman Çakmak ,
• Hüseyin Emre Ulukaya ,
• Safa Eren Atalmış

Affiliations

Fatih Alp Öztürk

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Katip Çelebi University İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey

Cenk Demirdöver

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, İzmir Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

Reşit Buğra Hüsemoğlu

Department of Biomechanics, Institute of Health Sciences, İzmir Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey

Süleyman Çakmak

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, İzmir Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

Hüseyin Emre Ulukaya

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, İzmir Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

Safa Eren Atalmış

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, İzmir Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey