A biomechanical analysis of the native coracoclavicular ligaments and their influence on a new reconstruction using a coracoid tunnel and free tendon graft

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1153-1161

  Yoo, Yonsik S ^a   Tsai, Andrew G ^b,c   Ranawat, Anil S ^d   Bansal, Mohit ^d   Fu, Freddie H ^c   Rodosky, Mark W ^c   Smolinski, Patrick ^c  

^a Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC CORACOID TUNNEL TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLAVICLE; CORACOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT; CORACOID SLING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SHOULDER; TENDON GRAFT; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCAPULA; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCAPULA; SHOULDER JOINT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 79952117416     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.12.031     Document Type: Article

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