Biomechanical Comparison of Knotless Anchor Repair Versus Simple Suture Repair for Type II SLAP Lesions

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1085-1092

  Uggen, Christopher ^a   Wei, Anthony ^a   Glousman, Ronald E ^a   ElAttrache, Neal ^a   Tibone, James E ^a   McGarry, Michelle H ^b,c   Lee, Thay Q ^b,c  

^a KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Knotless; Labrum; PushLock; SLAP lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER JOINT; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENODESIS; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70349412922     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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