Tensile strength of cross-stitch epitenon suture

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 821-823

  KIM, P T ^a   AOKI, M ^a   TOKITA, F ^a   ISHII, S ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; DOGS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029774517     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(96)80200-2     Document Type: Article

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