Abstract: The underlying mechanisms for the viscoelastic behavior of tendon and ligament tissue are poorly understood. It has been suggested that both a flowdependent and flowindependent mechanism may contribute at different structural ...

Abstract: In this study, a new nitinol based fixation device was investigated for use in repairing severed digital flexor tendons. The device, composed of superelastic nitinol, is tubular in shape with inward facing tines for gripping ...