Biomechanical Testing of Commercially Available Soft-Tissue Augmentation Materials

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1233-1239

  Barber, F Alan ^a   Aziz Jacobo, Jorge ^a  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical test; GraftJacket; OrthAdapt; Scaffold; SportMesh; Tendon graft

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CUFF; DEVICE; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION DEVICE; SUTURE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 71849091903     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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