Effect of Suture Size and Type on Bone Cutout in Transosseous Tendon Repairs

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 324-327

  Norris, Joseph B ^a   Smith, Robert T ^a   White, Kacey L ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   O'Donnell, John B ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYBLEND; POLYESTER; POLYURETHAN FOAM; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BONE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; SUTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; POLYURETHANES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 77449114557     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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