Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 88-92 , January 2007

Measurement of the tensile strength of the ventral abdominal wall in comparison with scar tissue

Received 22 February 2006 ,Accepted 6 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.06.002

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 88-92 , January 2007

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