A Study on Elongation and Knot Slacking of Various Sutures
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering
- Vol. 2 (2) , 71-77
- https://doi.org/10.3233/bme-1992-2202
Abstract
The tension holding capacity of suture materials was measured by in vitro and in vivo experiments. Silk and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures showed large elongation and significant knot slacking after tight tying. Although ultrahigh molecularKeywords
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