A comparison of knot security and loop security in arthroscopic knots tied with newer high-strength suture materials

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 9 SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Lo, Ian K Y ^a   Ochoa Jr , Eloy ^b   Burkhart, Stephen S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; TISSUE FIXATION;

ARTHROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77956395226     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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