European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 671-680 , June 2009

A Study of Pullout Forces of the Components of Modular Multi-manufacturer Hybrid Endografts Used for Aortic Aneurysm Repair

  • D.P. Cinà

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • G. Grant

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • M. Peterson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • V. Campbell

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • L. Garrido-Olivares

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • C.S. Cinà

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. C.S. Cinà, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, 55 Queen St. East, Suite 308, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1R6, Canada. Tel.: +1 416 864 5288; fax: +1 416 864 5768.

Received 9 February 2009 ,Accepted 20 February 2009.

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PII: S1078-5884(09)00125-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.02.017

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 671-680 , June 2009

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