Suture holding capacity of the Achilles tendon during the healing period: An in vivo experimental study in rabbits

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-124

  Yildirim, Yakup ^a,b   Kara, Hasan ^a,c   Çabukoglu, Cengiz ^a,c   Esemenli, Tanil ^a,d  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*

^b ACIBADEM HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Pendik Sifa Hospital   (Turkey)

^d MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achilles; Experimental; Suture Holding Capacity

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; PENTOBARBITAL; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; XYLAZINE;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALING; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SUTURE; SUTURE HOLDING CAPACITY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENOTOMY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 32144445423     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700209     Document Type: Article

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