Cyclic testing of meniscal sutures

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 505-510

  Seil, Romain ^a,b   Rupp, Stefan ^a   Kohn, Dieter M ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic testing; Meniscal repair; Meniscus; Suture material; Suture technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; NONHUMAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0034235209     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2000.4379     Document Type: Article

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