Cyclic loading of rotator cuff repairs: An in vitro biomechanical comparison of bioabsorbable tacks with transosseous sutures

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 875-880

  Bicknell, Ryan T ^a   Harwood, Chris ^a   Ferreira, Louis ^a   King, Graham J W ^a,b   Johnson, James A ^a,b   Faber, Ken ^a,b   Drosdowech, Darren ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorbable tacks; Bone density; Cadaveric model; Cyclic loading; Rotator cuff tears; Transosseous sutures

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CAMERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LOADING TEST; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; MOTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; RUPTURE; SHOULDER; STANDARD; STRENGTH; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 22144437280     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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