Octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive in the repair of pediatric extremity lacerations

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 470-472

  Saxena, Amulya K ^a,b   Willital, Günter H ^a  

^a Pediatric Surgical Medical University Centre   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FACE INJURY; FOOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPLINTING; SUTURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANOACRYLATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0032902446     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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