A New Technique to Improve Tissue Grip: "The Lasso-Loop Stitch"

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1246.e1-1246.e3

  Lafosse, Laurent ^a   Van Raebroeckx, Antoon ^b   Brzoska, Roman ^c  

^a Clinique generale   (France)

^b IMELDA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Szpital Wojewodzki   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic repair; Lasso loop stitch; Shoulder surgery; Soft tissue fixation; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; IMAGING; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 33750432478     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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