Suturing of lacerations of skeletal muscle

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1303-1305

  Kragh Jr , John E ^a   Svoboda, S J ^a   Wenke, J C ^b   Ward, J A ^a   Walters, T J ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACERATION; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACERATIONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; SWINE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 25844437124     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B9.15728     Document Type: Article

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