The use of a hydrogel sealant on flexor tendon repairs to prevent adhesion formation

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-58

  Ferguson, Robert E H ^a,b   Rinker, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; FocalSeal l; Hydrogel sealant; Peritendinous adhesions

Indexed keywords

SEALANT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHICKEN; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HISTOLOGY; HYDROGEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HYDROGEL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 29944432557     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000181666.00492.0e     Document Type: Article

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