Mechanical evaluation of anastomotic tension and patency in arteries

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-126

  Zhang, Feng ^a   Lineaweaver, William C ^a   Buntic, Rudolf ^a   Walker, Richard ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; GRAFT PATENCY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENSION;

EID: 0029921095     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006464     Document Type: Article

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