Comparison of ultrasonic suture welding and traditional knot tying in a rabbit rotator cuff repair model

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 630-638

  Nho, Shane J ^a   Cole, Brian J ^a   Mazzocca, Augustus D ^b   Williams, James M ^a   Romeo, Anthony A ^a   Bush Joseph, Charles A ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard R ^a   Hallab, Nadim J ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ROTATOR CUFF; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; ULTRASONIC SUTURE WELDING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RABBITS; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33748553043     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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