Pullout Strength of Suture Anchors Used in Rotator Cuff Repair

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2190-2198

  Tingart, Markus J ^a   Apreleva, Maria ^a   Zurakowski, David ^b   Warner, Jon J P ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS HEAD; LOADING TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SUTURE; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0242574961     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200311000-00021     Document Type: Article

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