Flexor tendon repair using shape memory alloy suture: A biomechanical evaluation

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 402, Issue , 2002, Pages 251-259

  Moneim, Moheb S ^a   Firoozbakhsh, Keikhosrow ^a   Mustapha, Abdul Azim ^a   Larsen, Kenna ^a   Shahinpoor, Mohsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLEXOR TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY SUTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036711793     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200209000-00025     Document Type: Article

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