Frog glue enhances rotator cuff repair in a laboratory cadaveric model

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 639-645

  Millar, Neal L ^a,b   Bradley, Timothy A ^a   Walsh, Nicola A ^a   Appleyard, Richard C ^a   Tyler, Michael J ^c   Murrell, George A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

frog glue; Rotator cuff tear; sheep infraspinatus tendon; surgical adhesive; suture anchors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; FROG GLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FROG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; SHOULDER SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON SUTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROBABILITY; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHOULDER; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 67449143462     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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