Barbed sutures versus conventional tenorrhaphy in flexor tendon repair: An ex vivo biomechanical analysis |
Colak, Ozlem
(Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital)
Kankaya, Yuksel (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Training and Research Hospital) Sungur, Nezih (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Training and Research Hospital) Ozer, Kadri (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Aydin State Hospital) Gursoy, Koray (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Training and Research Hospital) Serbetci, Kemal (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Izmir Democracy University) Kocer, Ugur (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Training and Research Hospital) |
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