Matthews P
Hand. 1979 Oct;11(3):233-42. doi: 10.1016/s0072-968x(79)80044-3.
This paper discusses the problems of failure after tendon repair. For a long time the subject has been dominated by the problem of adhesion formation. Recent work has shown that this is not inevitable, and consideration of other factors, particularly the nutrition of tendon tissue is leading to the possibilities of other methods of treatment.
