The effect of fibrin glue on tendon healing and adhesion formation in a rabbit model of flexor tendon injury and repair

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 509-512

  He, Min ^a   Gan, Aaron W T ^a   Lim, Aymeric Y T ^a,b   Goh, James C H ^b   Hui, James H P ^b   Lee, Eng Hin ^b   Chong, Alphonsus K S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adhesion formation; Fibrin glue; Tendon repair; TISSEEL

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; REGENERATION; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TISSUE ADHESION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FORELIMB; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGENERATION; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84894130000     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000656X.2013.789037     Document Type: Article

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