A safe technique for distal biceps repair using a suture anchor and a limited anterior approach

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-237

  Woods, D A ^a   Hoy, G ^b   Shimmin, A ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Melbourne Orthopaedic Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW FLEXION; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SHEATH;

ADULT; ELBOW; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0033032744     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00244-7     Document Type: Article

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