Initial fixation and cyclic loading stability of knotless suture anchors for rotator cuff repair

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 313-318

  Brown, Barrett S ^a   Cooper, Andrew D ^b   McIff, Terence E ^c   Key, Vincent H ^c   Toby, E Bruce ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Comprehensive Orthopedic Specialists ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; IMPLANT; KNOWLEDGE; LEG LENGTHENING; MACHINE; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE ANCHOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE ANCHORS;

EID: 40149109305     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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