Differential suture loading in an experimental rotator cuff repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 324-329

  Howe, Christopher ^a   Huber, Philippe ^a   Wolf, Fredric M ^b   Matsen, Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Repair interface motion; Rotator cuff repair; Supraspinatus; Suture tension

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; SCAPULA; SHOULDER SURGERY; SUTURING METHOD; TENSION; BODY POSTURE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ROTATOR CUFF; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 64749088616     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508324308     Document Type: Article

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