Biocompatibility of a polymer patch for rotator cuff repair

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 632-637

  Cole, Brian J ^a   Gomoll, Andreas H ^b   Yanke, Adam ^a   Pylawka, Tamara ^a   Lewis, Paul ^a   MacGillivray, John D ^c   Williams, James M ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biocompatible material; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN; POLYCARBONATE; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYURETHAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; INJURY; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RAT; ROTATOR CUFF; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 34247640070     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0187-6     Document Type: Article

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