The effect of suture materials and techniques on the outcome of repair of the rotator cuff

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 819-823

  Boehm, T D ^a   Werner, A ^a,b   Radtke, S ^a   Mueller, T ^a,c   Kirschner, S ^a   Gohlke, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Klinik Vincentinum   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYDIOXANONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844455309     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B6.15638     Document Type: Article

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