Evaluation of Suture Abrasion Against Rotator Cuff Tendon and Proximal Humerus Bone

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-334

  Kowalsky, Marc S ^a   Dellenbaugh, Samuel G ^a   Erlichman, David B ^a   Gardner, Thomas R ^a   Levine, William N ^a   Ahmad, Christopher S ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Biomechanical; Failure; FiberWire; Suture

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABRASION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONES OF THE ARM AND HAND; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; HUMERUS TUBEROSITY; INFRASPINATUS TENDON; MALE; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF TENDON; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDON; TENDON SUTURE; TRANSOSSEOUS TUNNEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 43049115365     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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