Acromioclavicular Stability: A Biomechanical Comparison of Acromioplasty to Acromioplasty with Coplaning of the Distal Clavicle

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1079-1084

  Edwards, Scott G ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Greater Metropolitan Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromioclavicular; Acromioplasty; Clavicle; Coplaning; Stability

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR STABILITY; ACROMIOPLASTY; ACROMIOPLASTY WITH COPLANING OF THE DISTAL CLAVICLE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0346366998     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.10.018     Document Type: Article

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