Scaffold devices for rotator cuff repair

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-265

  Ricchetti, Eric T ^a   Aurora, Amit ^a   Iannotti, Joseph P ^a   Derwin, Kathleen A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ECM scaffold; Review Article; Rotator cuff repair; Rotator cuff repair augmentation; Scaffold device; Synthetic scaffold

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD;

DEVICES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MECHANICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; SHOULDER SURGERY; SUTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84855853544     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.10.003     Document Type: Review

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