Failure analysis of rotator cuff repair: A comparison of three double-row techniques

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1034-1042

  Zheng, Naiquan ^a   Harris, Howard W ^b   Andrews, James R ^c  

^a The University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b American Sports Medicine Institute ^*  (United States)

^c AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 43049133542     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00049     Document Type: Article

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