Comparison of Suture Welding and Hand-Tied Knots in Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 833-836.e1

  McIntyre, Louis F ^a   Norris, Mirjam ^a   Weber, Bruce ^a  

^a Westchester Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy Rotator cuff repair Suture welding

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOPLASTY; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAND TIED KNOT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURE WELD; SUTURE WELDING; SUTURING METHOD; ADOLESCENT; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748344692     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.04.097     Document Type: Article

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