Comparison of polydioxanone and polyglactin 910 in intradermal repair

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 817-820

  Guyuron, Bahman ^a,b   Vaughan, Carol ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CATGUT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN INCISION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029743721     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199610000-00010     Document Type: Article

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