Suture reaction following skin closure with subcuticular polydioxanone in total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 859-861

  Casha, J N ^a   Hadden, W A ^a  

^a PERTH ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

polydioxanone suture reaction; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN ALLERGY; SUTURING METHOD; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0029806564     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(96)80188-4     Document Type: Article

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