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Fig. 2

From: Bunnell or cross-lock Bunnell suture for tendon repair? Defining the biomechanical role of suture pretension

Fig. 2

Additional steps for suture pretensioning. a Tendon purchase of 30 mm on each side of the defect. b Placing the distal part of the suture, including a cross-lock configuration. c The proximal part has a Bunnell configuration. Pretension was applied by pulling the suture in the longitudinal direction. d The tendon area encompassed by the core suture was shortened by 10 %

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