Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 403-406 , May 2009

A new technique for small and secure knots using slippery polyethylene sutures

Received 23 August 2008 ,Accepted 30 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.01.013

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 403-406 , May 2009

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