Stress Relaxation and Creep: Viscoelastic Properties of Common Suture Materials Used for Flexor Tendon Repair

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-246

  Vizesi, Frank ^a   Jones, Chris ^a   Lotz, Nick ^a   Gianoutsos, Mark ^a   Walsh, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creep; stress relaxation; sutures; tendon repair

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND SURGERY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; VISCOELASTICITY;

ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; NYLONS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURES; TEMPERATURE; TENDONS;

EID: 39349083916     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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