The biomechanical effects of dynamic external rotation on rotator cuff repair compared to testing with the humerus fixed

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1931-1939

  Park, Maxwell C ^a   Jun, Bong J ^b,c   Park, Chong J ^d   Ahmad, Christopher S ^e   Elattrache, Neal S ^f   Lee, Thay Q ^b,c  

^a WOODLAND HILLS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^f KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap formation; Rotation; Rotator cuff; Tendon strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HYSTERESIS; MACHINE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SURGEON; TENDON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 35648933523     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507304139     Document Type: Article

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