Nickel-titanium wire as a flexor tendon suture material: An ex vivo study

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 469-474

  Karjalainen, T ^a   Goransson H ^b   Vnikainen, A ^b   Jamsa T ^b   Ryhanen J ^b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

biomechanical testing; braided polyester; flexor tendon repair; nickel titanium alloy; suture

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; POLYESTER; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; MATERIALS TESTING; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; POLYESTERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; SWINE; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM;

EID: 77955062715     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193409347421     Document Type: Article

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