Tensile strength of suture materials
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von Fraunhofer, J. A. ;Storey, R. S. ;Stone, I. K. ;Masterson, B. J.
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Article
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1985
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The strength of a suture material is important for a number of reasons, including the ability of the suture to withstand knotting and the imposed stress when used to bring soft tissues into apposition. Sutures of low strength will tend to break during surgery or, more seriously, postsurgery. In the