Arthroscopic knot tying techniques

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 515-521

  Nottage, Wesley M ^a   Lieurance, Robert K ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic knots; Arthroscopic reconstructive surgery; Arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUTURING METHOD; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BIOMECHANICS; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032589174     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ar.1999.v15.015051     Document Type: Article

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