Biomechanical evaluation of rotator cuff repairs in a sheep model: Suture anchors using arthroscopic Mason-Allen stitches compared with transosseous sutures using traditional modified Mason-Allen stitches

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-298

  Klinger, Hans Michael ^a   Buchhorn, Gottfried H ^a   Heidrich, Gabert ^a   Kahl, Enrico ^a   Baums, Mike H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable suture anchor; Biomechanics; Rotator cuff repair; Sheep; Transosseous suture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HARVESTING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

BIOABSORBABLE SUTURE ANCHORS; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; TRANSOSSEOUS SUTURE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

THIAMAZOLE; TRAMADOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURING METHOD;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 39149099170     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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