Pullout strength of meniscal repair after cyclic loading: Comparison of vertical, horizontal, and oblique suture techniques

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 998-1003

  Kocabey, Yavuz ^a   Taser, Omer ^b   Nyland, John ^c   Doral, Mahmut Nedim ^d   Demirhan, Mehmet ^b   Caborn, David N M ^c   Sarban, Sezgin ^e  

^a Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Biomechanics; Fixation; Meniscus; Sutures

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; KNEE MENISCUS; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33749348796     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0079-9     Document Type: Article

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