The effect of number of throws on knot security with nonidentical sliding knots

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1618-1620

  Ivy, Joseph J ^a   Unger, James B ^a   Hurt, Jason ^a   Mukherjee, Debi ^b  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HLTH SCI C   (United States)

Author keywords

Knot integrity; Nonidentical sliding knot; Throws

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLACTIN 910; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 8544267191     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.029     Document Type: Article

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