A surgical simulation system of skin sutures using a three-dimensional finite element method

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 621-626

  Yoshida, Hiroaki ^a   Tsutsumi, Sadami ^a   Mizunuma, Masanari ^b   Yanai, Akira ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Skin suture; Surgical simulation system; Three dimensional surface measuring device

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SKIN; SURGERY;

SKIN SUTURES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MANUAL LABOR; MODEL; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INJURY; SKIN NODULE; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN SURGERY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTHETICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034903994     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(01)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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