Stress distribution in the supraspinatus tendon after tendon repair: Suture anchors versus transosseous suture fixation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 542-546

  Sano, Hirotaka ^a,d   Yamashita, Takeshi ^b   Wakabayashi, Ikuko ^c   Itoi, Eiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Akitaken Taiheiryouikuen Hospital for Disabled Children   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double row fixation; Finite element method; Rerupture; Rotator cuff repair; Single row fixation; Stress concentration; Transosseous suture fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE TENDON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250709969     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506296310     Document Type: Article

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