Comparative study of knot performance and ease of manipulation of monofilament and braided sutures for arthroscopic applications

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 448-452

  Li, Xiaoli ^a   King, Martin ^a   MacDonald, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Knot performance; Knotting ease; Suture material

Indexed keywords

POLYDIOXANONE; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYGLYCOLIDETRIMETHYLENECARBONATE CO DIOXANONE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANNULA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUNCAN KNOT; EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; IMMERSION; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT STABILITY; PERFORMANCE; SHOULDER; SNYDER KNOT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; ARTHROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY;

ARTHROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; POLYMERS; SHOULDER; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 16644397505     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0503-y     Document Type: Article

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