Stainless steel as suturing material in
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W. L. Jongebloed; W. J. Rijneveld; P. L. Cuperus; P. Andel; J. G. F. Worst
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Article
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1988
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Stainless steel wire, dia. 50 microns, was used as suturing material in rabbit corneas for periods of 1.5, 3 and 7 months respectively, in order to test its inertness and acceptance by the corneal tissue. One clinical case of stainless steel wire used for fixation of an I.O.L.-implantation, after a