Skin wound closure with a novel shape-memory alloy fixator

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 311-315

  Ng, Y ^a   Shimi, S M ^a   Kernohan, N ^a   Frank, T G ^a   Campbell, P A ^a   Martin, D ^a   Gove, J ^a   Cuschieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vivo skin closure; NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) fixators

Indexed keywords

ALLOY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY; HEATING; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN INCISION; SKIN INJURY; SURGICAL STAPLING; TISSUE SECTION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ALLOYS; ANIMALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 31144454387     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-0001-9     Document Type: Article

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