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Considerations for Selection of Suture Materials
Author(s) -
STASHAK TED S.,
YTURRASPE DANIEL J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1978.tb00579.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrous joint , selection (genetic algorithm) , surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science
The selection of a suture material, in the past, was based primarily on habit, guesswork and physical properties. This is understandable because there was a limited number of materials to select from and the interaction of suture material with tissues was not understood.