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An ink surgical marker pen is damaging to tendon cells.

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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 used to test the viability of human hamstring explants and the migrating tenocytes in the presence of the gentian violet ink. RESULTS: The outcome of this study was that a constituent of the surgica...

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10.1302/2046-3758.13.2000032

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
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Author
Journal:
Bone and Joint Research More from this journal
Volume:
1
Issue:
3
Pages:
36-40
Publication date:
2012-03-01
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2046-3758
ISSN:
2046-3758
Language:
English
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pubs:374991
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uuid:354155eb-0a9e-468e-bbaf-22982d7561a9
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pubs:374991
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374991
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2013-11-16

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