Biomechanical evaluation of arthroscopic rotator cuff stitches

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1211-1216

  Ma, C Benjamin ^a   MacGillivray, John D ^b   Clabeaux, Jonathan ^b   Lee, Samuel ^b   Otis, James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASSIVE CUFF STITCH; MODIFIED MASON ALLEN STITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 2642539476     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200406000-00013     Document Type: Article

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