Arthroscopic Reduction and Fixation With Suture-Bridge Technique for Displaced or Comminuted Greater Tuberosity Fractures

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 956-960

  Song, Hyun Seok ^a   Williams Jr , Gerald R ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchor fixation; Greater tuberosity fracture; Shoulder arthroscopy; Suture bridge technique; Transosseous equivalent technique

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REHABILITATION CARE; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 47649117959     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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