A Biomechanical Comparison of 2 Techniques of Footprint Reconstruction for Rotator Cuff Repair: The SwiveLock-FiberChain Construct Versus Standard Double-Row Repair

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Burkhart, Stephen S ^a   Adams, Christopher R ^a   Burkhart, Sarah S ^a   Schoolfield, John D ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Knotless rotator cuff repair; Rotator cuff; Rotator cuff repair; Self reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 60549090404     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.09.024     Document Type: Article

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