Meniscal repair with a new biological glue: An ex vivo study

Techniques in Knee Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-265

  Szomor, Zoltan L ^a   Murrell, George A C ^a   Appleyard, Richard C ^a,b   Tyler, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesive; Biological; Knee; Mechanical; Meniscus; Repair

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL GLUE; CYANOACRYLATE GLUE; ENBUCRILATE; FIBRIN GLUE; FORMALDEHYDE; FROG GLUE; GELATIN GLUE; GLUE; RESORCINOL; TISSUE ADHESIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; EX VIVO STUDY; FROG; INCUBATION TIME; KNEE MENISCUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENISCAL REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STRENGTH;

EID: 67649604429     PISSN: 15360636     EISSN: 15381935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTK.0b013e31818f8e7f     Document Type: Article

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