The effect of two nonresorbable suture types on the mechanical performance over a metal suture anchor eyelet

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-168

  Acton, D ^a   Perry, A ^a   Evans, R ^a   Butler, A ^a   Stephens, P ^a   Bruce, W ^a   Goldberg, J ^a   Sonnabend, D ^a   Walsh, W R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mechanical testing; Suture; Suture anchors

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIGIDITY; STRESS; SUTURE; TENSION; VISCOELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; ETHIBOND; MATERIALS TESTING; SUTURING METHOD;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 3342982362     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0399-y     Document Type: Article

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