Biomechanical analysis of distal biceps tendon repair methods

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1950-1954

  Henry, Jon ^a   Feinblatt, Jeff ^b   Kaeding, Christopher C ^b   Latshaw, James ^b   Litsky, Alan ^b   Sibel, Roman ^b   Stephens, Julie A ^b   Jones, Grant L ^b,c  

^a AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Biostatistics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Rupture; Surgical procedures; Suture techniques; Tendon injuries

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FOREARM; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; SUTURE; TENDON; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TORQUE;

EID: 35648994409     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507305009     Document Type: Article

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