Figure 1:

An explant in an ex vivo model and mechanical evaluation. A. Study design of this study. B. PEP-Tisseel patches fabrication procedures. C. Each test specimen was 40 mm long, which included 5 mm of suture loop at each end and 30 mm of tendon. D. Repaired tendons were kept straight without tension between the grooves of custom-made wire meshes. E. Repaired tendon mounted on the experimental platform. (Sutures were cut before mechanical evaluation)