The Effects of Freezing on the Tensile Properties of Repaired Porcine Flexor Tendon

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-358

  Hirpara, Kieran M ^a   Sullivan, Paul J ^a   O'Sullivan, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Freezing; porcine; repair; tendon; tensile

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; FORELIMB; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 40649120916     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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