Scar zones:  region-specific differences in skin tension may determine incisional scar formation.
Stanford and Menlo Park, Calif. From the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, and Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.
Victor W
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Wong
Kemal
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Levi
Satoshi
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Akaishi
Geoffrey
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Schultz
Reinhold H
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Dauskardt
D000818:Animals; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013552:Swine; D013718:Tensile Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*