"Reinforced suturing fixation" restores damaged co
The Department of sports and traumatic injury, Hospital of Physical Education, State Physical Culture Administration successfully repaired collateral ligament injury of the knee using "reinforced fixation suture". In comparison with the conventional method the healing time had been shortened by more than one half fold without postoperative complication and the technique lessened the sufferings of the patients and was also less costly.
The fundamental procedure of this new technique was at first the ends of the injured ligament were approximated with a fitting suture and then tapetum edge suture was made with artificial synthetic polyglycolic carbonic acid absorbable threads at the site one cm away from the injured ends. With the directions of the doctors of rehabilitation, the patients were allowed to do joint exercise the third day after surgery and ambulatory at the second week postoperatively., http://www.100md.com
The fundamental procedure of this new technique was at first the ends of the injured ligament were approximated with a fitting suture and then tapetum edge suture was made with artificial synthetic polyglycolic carbonic acid absorbable threads at the site one cm away from the injured ends. With the directions of the doctors of rehabilitation, the patients were allowed to do joint exercise the third day after surgery and ambulatory at the second week postoperatively., http://www.100md.com