An ink surgical marker pen is damaging to tendon cells.
OBJECTIVES: Surgical marking during tendon surgery is often used for technical and teaching purposes. This study investigates the effect of a gentian violet ink marker pen, a common surgical marker, on the viability of the tissue and cells of tendon. METHODS: In vitro cell and tissue methods were u...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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