Biomechanical evaluation of 4 techniques of distal biceps brachii tendon repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-258

  Mazzocca, Augustus D ^a   Burton, Kevin J ^b   Romeo, Anthony A ^c   Santangelo, Stephen ^a   Adams, Douglas A ^a   Arciero, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps tendon rupture; Biomechanical evaluation; Distal biceps tendon repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ARM; CADAVER; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIUS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENODESIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33846452978     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506294854     Document Type: Article

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