Biomechanical performance of cutting edge surgical needles

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 679-685

  Watkins, Frederick H ^a   London, Scott D ^b   Neal, Jeffrey G ^a   Thacker, John G ^c   Edlich, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutting edge needle; Ductility; Nickel; Resistance to bending; Sharpness; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

STEEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND CARE;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; NEEDLES; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0030772658     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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