High-tension double-row footprint repair compared with reduced-tension single-row repair for massive rotator cuff tears

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Domb, Benjamin G ^a   Glousman, Ronald E ^b   Brooks, Adam ^b   Hansen, Matthew ^b   Lee, Thay Q ^b   ElAttrache, Neal S ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE ROW FOOTPRINT REPAIR; HUMAN; HUMERUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SINGLE ROW REPAIR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION;

EID: 55849121489     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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