In situ transtendon repair outperforms tear completion and repair for partial articular-sided supraspinatus tendon tears

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 722-728

  Gonzalez Lomas, Guillem ^a   Kippe, Matthew A ^a   Brown, Gabriel D ^a   Gardner, Thomas R ^a   Ding, Anthony ^a   Levine, William N ^a   Ahmad, Christopher S ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; LOADING TEST; MACHINE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SUPRASPINATUS TENDON TEAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; TEAR COMPLETION WITH REPAIR; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TRANSTENDON IN SITU REPAIR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 51249105331     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.01.148     Document Type: Article

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