Effect of cyclic loading on new polyblend suture coupled with different anchors

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-219

  De Carli, Angelo ^a   Vadalà, Antonio ^a   Monaco, Edoardo ^a   Labianca, Luca ^a   Zanzotto, Edoardo ^a   Ferretti, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anchors; Biomechanics; Cyclic load; Shoulder; Sutures

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACHINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON TO BONE FIXATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURES;

EID: 12744273131     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504267348     Document Type: Article

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