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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Main Authors: Franklin, S, Jayadev, C, Poulsen, R, Hulley, P, Price, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2012