Physical and Chemical Configuration of Sutures in the Development of Surgical Infection

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Richard F. Edlich · University of Virginia Medical Center

Patricia H. Panek · University of Virginia Medical Center

George T. Rodeheaver · University of Virginia Medical Center

Virginia Turnbull · University of Virginia Medical Center

Leonard D. Kurtz · University of Virginia Medical Center

Milton T. Edgerton · University of Virginia Medical Center

Abstract

EDLICH, RICHARD F. M.D.; PANEK, PATRICIA H. B.A.; RODEHEAVER, GEORGE T. Ph.D.; TURNBULL, VIRGINIA G. B.A.; KURTZ, LEONARD D. M.D.; EDGERTON, MILTON T. M.D. Author Information

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Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgical site infection prevention Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques

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Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 177, Issue 6, pp. 679-688

DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197306000-00006

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Physical and Chemical Configuration of Sutures in the Development of Surgical Infection

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