Biomechanical Evaluation of a New Technique for Rotator Cuff Repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 849-853

  Petit, Charles J ^a   Boswell, Robert ^a   Mahar, Andrew ^a   Tasto, James ^a   Pedowitz, Robert A ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING TEST; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON; TENDON SURGERY;

EID: 0344064855     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310062001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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