Rotator cuff repair: An ex vivo analysis of suture anchor repair techniques on initial load to failure

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1236-1241

  Cummins, Craig A ^a,b   Appleyard, Richard C ^b   Strickland, Sabrina ^b   Haen, Pieter Stijn ^b   Chen, Shiyi ^b   Murrell, George A C ^b,c  

^a Lake Cook Orthopedic Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infraspinatus; Load to failure; Ovine; Rotator cuff; Suture anchor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHEEP; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 26844477493     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.022     Document Type: Article

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