Mechanical comparison of meniscal repair devices with mattress suture devices in vitro

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1594-1598

  Aros, Brian C ^a   Pedroza, Angela ^b   Vasileff, William K ^c   Litsky, Alan S ^b,d   Flanigan, David C ^b  

^a Green Mountain Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Devices; Failure; Fiberwire; Mechanical; Meniscus; Repair

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78649968702     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1188-z     Document Type: Article

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