Arthroscopic rotator interval repair and anterior portal closure: An alternative technique

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 436-439

  Karas, Spero G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Rotator interval; Shoulder arthroscopy; Shoulder instability

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT STABILITY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

EID: 0036556626     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.32165     Document Type: Article

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