Decrease in adhesion formation by a single application of 5- fluorouracil after flexor tendon injury

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 151-158

  Akali, Augustine ^b   Khan, Umraz ^a   Khaw, Peng T ^b   McGrouther, Angus D ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; FLUOROURACIL; FOOT; HINDLIMB; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RABBITS; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 0032955183     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199901000-00024     Document Type: Article

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