Biomechanical comparison of patellar tendon repairs in a cadaver model: An evaluation of gap formation at the repair site with cyclic loading

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 469-473

  Ravalin, Richard V ^a,b   Mazzocca, Augustus D ^a   Grady Benson, John C ^a   Nissen, Carl W ^a   Adams, Doug J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; MOBILIZATION; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036329753     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465020300040301     Document Type: Article

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