Arthroscopic Fixation for Displaced Greater Tuberosity Fracture Using the Suture-Bridge Technique

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120.e1-120.e3

  Kim, Kyung Cheon ^a   Rhee, Kwang Jin ^a   Shin, Hyun Dae ^a   Kim, Young Mo ^a  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Greater tuberosity fracture; Suture bridge technique

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY;

EID: 37549044604     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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