Disintegration of an absorbable rotator cuff anchor six weeks after implantation

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-497

  Kelly II, James D ^a,b  

^a Orthopaedic Group of San Francisco   (United States)

^b Orthoped Grp of S Francisco Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; Rotator cuff repair failure; Suture anchor failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15944394104     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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