Histomorphometric analysis of poly-L/D-lactide 96/4 sutures in the gastrocnemius tendon of rabbits

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 893-899

  Kangas, J ^a   Pajala, A ^a   Leppilahti, J ^a   Ryhanen J ^a   Lansman S ^a   Tormala P ^b   Waris, T ^a   Ashammakhi, Nureddin ^a,b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Achilles; Biocompatibility; Histomorphometry; Polylactide; Suture; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; POTASSIUM ALLOYS; TENDONS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

ACHILLES; ACHILLES TENDONS; BIOABSORBABLE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS; HISTOMORPHOMETRY; LACTIDES; POLY LACTIDE; STRENGTH RETENTION; SUTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; MAXON; POLYLACTIDE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSORPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; THICKNESS;

EID: 33750740075     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900910     Document Type: Conference Paper

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