Small stitches with small suture distances increase laparotomy closure strength

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 392-395

  Harlaar, Joris J ^a   van Ramshorst, Gabrielle H ^a   Nieuwenhuizen, Jeroen ^a   ten Brinke, Joost G ^a   Hop, Wim C J ^a   Kleinrensink, Gert Jan ^a   Jeekel, Hans ^a   Lange, Johan F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burst abdomen; Experimental; Incisional hernia; Porcine model; Suture technique; Tensile force; Tissue stitches

Indexed keywords

POLYDIOXANONE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMALS; HERNIA; POLYDIOXANONE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 69249214199     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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