Cyclic testing of flexible all-inside meniscus suture anchors: Biomechanical analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 388-394

  Zantop, Thore ^a   Eggers, Ann K ^b   Musahl, Volker ^a   Weimann, Andre ^a   Petersen, Wolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Biodegradable implants; Cyclic loading; Meniscus anchors; Meniscus fixation techniques

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYCLIC LOAD TEST; DEVICE; FLEXIBLE ALL INSIDE MENISCUS SUTURE ANCHOR; FLEXIBLE MENISCUS REPAIR DEVICE; FUNCTION TEST; KNEE MENISCUS; MENISCUS FIXATION TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGID ALL INSIDE MENISCUS ANCHOR; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 13944258026     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504271204     Document Type: Article

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