Reconstruction of chronic distal biceps tendon rupture with use of fascia lata combined with a ligament augmentation device: A report of 3 cases

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 633-636

  Kaplan, F Thomas D ^a,c   Rokito, Andrew S ^b   Birdzell, Maureen G ^b   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^b  

^a Orthapaedic Specialty Center   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^c Orthopaedic Specialty Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FASCIA LATA; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT AUGMENTATION DEVICE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARM; CONVALESCENCE; ELBOW; FOLLOW UP; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON TRANSFER; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELBOW JOINT; FASCIA LATA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 0036834191     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2002.126102     Document Type: Article

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