The mechanical properties of catgut in holding and bonding fractured bones

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 584-590

  Othman, M O ^a   Qassem, W ^b   Shahalam, A B ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Bones; Catgut; Fixators

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMATERIALS; BONDING; BONE; MECHANICAL TESTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CATGUT; FRACTURE FIXATORS;

FRACTURE FIXATION;

CYANOACRYLATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATGUT; DOG; FRACTURE FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030271416     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4533(95)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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