title: Microsurgical instrumentation and suture material.
abstract: Microsurgery requires specialized instruments and very fine suture material. The authors describe microsurgical instruments and suturing materials available for small animal microsurgery.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Animal Medicine and Surgery, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. hoytr@nih.gov.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hoyt
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Clevenger
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McGehee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009339:Needles; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures