Tensile and shear loading stability of all-inside meniscal repairs :An in vitro biomechanical evaluation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1838-1844

  Brucker, Peter U ^a   Favre, Philippe ^a   Puskas, Gabor J ^a   Von Campe, Arndt ^a   Meyer, Dominik C ^a   Koch, Peter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

All inside meniscal repair device; Biomechanics; Meniscal repair; Meniscus; Shear load; Tensile load

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CATTLE; INTERNAL FIXATOR; KNEE MENISCUS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; STANDARD; SUTURE ANCHOR; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77957804977     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510368131     Document Type: Article

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