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Research Article

A New Clamping Technique for Biomechanical Testing of Tendons in Small Animals

A. Probst, D. Palmes, H. Freise, M. Langer, A. Joist, H. U. Spiegel Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, Westfaelische Wilhelms-University Muenster, Muenster, Germany; Department of General Surgery?Surgical Research, Westfaelische Wilhelms-University Muenster, Muenster, Germany; Department of General Surgery?Surgical Research, Westfaelische Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Pages 313-318 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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