Epimysium and perimysium in suturing in skeletal muscle lacerations

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 209-212

  Kragh Jr , John F ^a,b   Svoboda, Steven J ^b   Wenke, Joseph C ^b   Ward, John A ^a   Walters, Thomas J ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Laceration; Repair; Surgery; Suture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EPIMYSIUM; LACERATION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PERIMYSIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; LACERATIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 24644475360     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000171530.11588.70     Document Type: Article

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