A re-exploration of the use of barbed sutures in flexor tendon repairs

Orthopedics

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 731-735

  Trocchia, Aron M ^a   Aho, Heather N ^a   Sobol, Gregory ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 70450213406     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20090818-12     Document Type: Article

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