A COMPARISON OF ABSORBABLE AND NONABSORBABLE 10-0 SUTURES FOR THE REPAIR OF A DIVIDED RAT FACIAL-NERVE

Authors
MURRAY JAM WILLINS M MOUNTAIN RE
Citation
Jam. Murray et al., A COMPARISON OF ABSORBABLE AND NONABSORBABLE 10-0 SUTURES FOR THE REPAIR OF A DIVIDED RAT FACIAL-NERVE, Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences, 19(1), 1994, pp. 61-62
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03077772
Volume
19
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
61 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-7772(1994)19:1<61:ACOAAN>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The use of absorbable sutures to anastomose nerves is controversial. T his paper reports on a controlled trial comparing absorbable and non-a bsorbable sutures for this purpose. No difference between the sutures was found.