Pull-out and shear failure strengths of arthroscopic meniscal repair systems

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 294-299

  Fisher, Stephen R ^a,b   Markel, David C ^a,b   Koman, Jon D ^a,b   Atkinson, Theresa S ^a,b  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Bioabsorbable implants; Biomechanics; Meniscal repair; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE MENISCUS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LACTIC ACID; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036719867     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-002-0295-x     Document Type: Article

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