Elongation of arthroscopically tied knots

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-117

  Mishra, Dev K ^a   Cannon Jr , W Dilworth ^a,b   Lucas, Duncan J ^a   Belzer, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; MAXON; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER INJURY; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0031022606     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500122     Document Type: Article

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