A novel, resorbable suture anchor: Pullout strength from the human cadaver greater tuberosity

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 286-291

  Stanford, Ralph E ^a   Harrison, John ^a   Goldberg, Jerome ^a   Sonnabend, David H ^a   Alvis, Mark ^b   Walsh, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NeuColl Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; BONE CEMENT; COLLAGEN; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PATHOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE CEMENTS; CADAVER; COLLAGEN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 0035349518     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2001.113085     Document Type: Article

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