Repair of distal biceps tendon rupture: A new technique using the Endobutton

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 120-126

  Bain, Gregory I ^a,b   Prem, Hari ^a   Heptinstall, Ronald J ^a   Verhellen, Rik ^a   Paix, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034152736     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/2000.102581     Document Type: Article

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