The Strength of Suture Configurations in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 837-841

  White, Clive D ^a   Bunker, Timothy D ^a   Hooper, Robert M ^b  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Repair; Rotator cuff; Strength; Suture configuration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; GRASPING SUTURE; KESSLER SUTURE; MASON ALLEN SUTURE; MATTRESS SUTURE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; SIMPLE SUTURE; SURGEON; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSIOMETER;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MODELS, ANIMAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; SWINE; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33746805425     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.04.093     Document Type: Article

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