Anchor design and bone mineral density affect the pull-out strength of suture anchors in rotator cuff repair: Which anchors are best to use in patients with low bone quality?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1466-1473

  Tingart, Markus J ^a   Apreleva, Maria ^b   Lehtinen, Janne ^c   Zurakowski, David ^d   Warner, Jon J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchor design; Bone mineral density; Pull out strength; Rotator cuff repair; Suture anchor

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STRENGTH; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; TRABECULAR BONE; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 4143085936     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503262644     Document Type: Article

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