Biomechanical Characteristics of 9 Arthroscopic Knots

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 813-818

  Dahl, Kevin A ^a   Patton, Daniel J ^b   Dai, Qiang ^a   Wongworawat, Montri D ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; ARTHROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77952714263     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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