Tensile strengths of various suture techniques

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 764-767

  Shaieb, M D ^a   Singer, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; RABBITS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031460464     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80444-5     Document Type: Article

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