A novel double-row rotator cuff repair exceeds strengths of conventional repairs

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 461, Issue , 2007, Pages 106-113

  Burkhead Jr , Wayne Z ^a   Skedros, John G ^b   O'Rourke, Peter J ^a   Pierce, William A ^a   Pitts, Todd C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Utah Bone & Joint Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS HEAD; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SUPRASPINATUS TEAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TRANSOSSEOUS ANCHOR DOUBLE KNOT TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RUPTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AGED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34548310436     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e318065b79a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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