Cyclic Testing of Arthroscopic Knot Security

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-68

  Ilahi, Omer A ^a,c   Younas, Shiraz A ^a   Alexander, Jerry ^b   Noble, Philip C ^b  

^a Texas Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Institute   (United States)

^b Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic; Cyclic loading; Knots; Post switching; Security

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ALUMINUM ROD; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CYCLIC LOADING; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNOT SECURITY; LOOP REVERSAL METHOD; MATERIALS TESTING; MODIFIED REVO KNOT METHOD; POST SWITCHING METHOD; RELIABILITY; SAMSUNG MEDICAL CENTER KNOT METHOD; SLIDING KNOT METHOD; SQUARE KNOT METHOD; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0346059667     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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