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Surgical Dynamometer to Simultaneously Measure the Tension Forces and the Distance between Wound Edges during the Closure of a Laparotomy

The closure of the abdominal wall after making a laparotomy is a major challenge for surgeons, since a significant percentage of closures fail and incisional hernias rise. The suture has to withstand the forces required to close the incision, while not hindering the adequate wound healing progressio...

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Autores principales: Roca, Joan, Nogués, Miquel, Villalobos, Rafael, Mías, María Carmen, Comellas, Martí, Gas, Cristina, Olsina, Jorge Juan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5795947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29324653
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s18010189