Cyclic loading of rotator cuff reconstructions: Single-row repair with modified suture configurations versus double-row repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1504-1510

  Lorbach, Olaf ^a   Bachelier, Felix ^a   Vees, Jochen ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^a   Pape, Dietrich ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic loading; Double row; Rotator cuff repair; Suture anchors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE MATRESS STITCH; DOUBLE ROW ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; FIXATION DEVICE; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; LOADING TEST; MASON ALLEN SUTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SINGLE ROW ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTUREBRIDGE TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 47649097837     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508314424     Document Type: Article

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