A biomechanical and radiographic analysis of standard and intracortical suture anchors for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-135

  Mahar, Andrew ^a,b,d   Allred, Darin W ^c   Wedemeyer, Michelle ^a   Abbi, Guarav ^c   Pedowitz, Robert ^b,c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d Orthopedic Biomechanics Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Implant migration; Repair; Rotator cuff; Suture anchors

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE REPAIR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 31844455176     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.08.042     Document Type: Article

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