Optimizing arthroscopic knots using braided or monofilament suture

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-65

  Loutzenheiser, Todd D ^a   Harryman III, Douglas T ^b   Ziegler, Dean W ^c   Yung, ShingWai ^d  

^a Vermont Advanced Computing Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Blount Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

^d SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic knots; Braided; Cyclic and failure loads; Monofilament

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORCE; SUTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0031910985     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(98)70121-5     Document Type: Article

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