Surgical dynamometer to simultaneously measure the tension forces and the distance between wound edges during the closure of a laparotomy

Autor: J. Roca, M. Comellas, M. Nogués, Cristina Gas, Jorge Juan Olsina, Rafael Villalobos, María Carmen Mías

Publikováno v: Repositorio Abierto de la UdL
Universitad de Lleida
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Sensors, Vol 18, Iss 1, p 189 (2018)
Sensors; Volume 18; Issue 1; Pages: 189
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

The closure of the abdominal wall after making a laparotomy is a major challenge for surgeons, since a significant percentage of closures fail and incisional hernias rise. The suture has to withstand the forces required to close the incision, while n

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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/62674