Chemistry and Mechanics of Commonly Used Sutures and Needles

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 486-488

  Firestone, Daniel E ^a   Lauder, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; ALDEHYDE; CHROMIC CATGUT; CHROMIUM; COLLAGEN; MAXON; NONABSORBABLE SUTURE; NYLON; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; STEEL; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COST; COTTON; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIALS HANDLING; NEEDLE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCAR FORMATION; SEROSA; SILK; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REACTION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HAND; HUMANS; NEEDLES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77249156794     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.10.036     Document Type: Article

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