Mechanical resistance of peripheral nerve repair with biological glue and with conventional suture at different postoperative times

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 327-332

  Nishimura, Marcelo Tadashi ^a   Mazzer, Nilton ^a   Barbieri, Cláudio Henrique ^a   Moro, Carlos Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological adhesive; Resistance to traction; Sciatic nerve repair

Indexed keywords

GLUE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROSURGERY; NERVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RUPTURE; SCIATIC NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

ANIMALS; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48649100903     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1080535     Document Type: Article

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