A biomechanical evaluation of an anatomical coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-246

  Mazzocca, Augustus D ^a,b   Santangelo, Stephen A ^a   Johnson, Sean T ^a   Rios, Clifford G ^a   Dumonski, Mark L ^a   Arciero, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromioclavicular joint; Anatomical reconstruction; Biomechanics; Shoulder; Surgery

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 31444448343     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505281795     Document Type: Article

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