Knee Arthrotomy Repair With a Continuous Barbed Suture. A Biomechanical Study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 710-713

  Vakil, Jeffrey J ^a   O'Reilly, Michael P ^a   Sutter, Edward G ^a   Mears, Simon C ^a   Belkoff, Stephen M ^a   Khanuja, Harpal S ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrotomy closure; Barbed suture; Closure; Knee arthrotomy; Quill; Running closure; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROTOMY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SURGERY; SUTURE;

ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MATERIALS TESTING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 79960460046     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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