Cyclic loading of transosseous rotator cuff repairs: Tension overload as a possible cause of failure

Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 172-176

  Burkhart, Stephen S ^a,b   Johnson, Todd C ^a   Wirth, Michael A ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Rotator cuff; Rotator cuff repair; Tendon repair

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METAPHYSIS; MUSCLE TONE; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030900130     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(97)90151-1     Document Type: Article

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