A Biomechanical Comparison of 2 Transosseous-Equivalent Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair Techniques Using Bioabsorbable Anchors: Cyclic Loading and Failure Behavior

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 872-879

  Spang, Jeffrey T ^a,b   Buchmann, Stefan ^b   Brucker, Peter U ^b   Kouloumentas, Panos ^b,c   Obst, Tobias ^d   Schröder, Manuel ^d   Burgkart, Rainer ^d   Imhoff, Andreas B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Double row; Rotator cuff; Suture anchor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 67949124836     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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