Mechanical performance of knots using braided and monofilament absorbable sutures

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1438-1442

  Schubert, Daniel C ^a   Unger, James B ^a   Mukherjee, Debi ^a   Perrone, Jack F ^a   Metz, Stephen A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Braided suture; Flat knots; Monofilament suture; Sliding knots

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036910341     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.129156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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