Arthroscopic suture bridge transosseus equivalent fixation of rotator cuff tendon preserves intratendinous blood flow at the time of initial fixation

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-530

  Christoforetti, John J ^a   Krupp, Ryan J ^b   Singleton, Steven B ^c   Kissenberth, Michael J ^d   Cook, Chad ^e   Hawkins, Richard J ^d  

^a Tri State Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Inc   (United States)

^b Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System ^*

^c Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

^d Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas   (United States)

^e WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Doppler; Laser; Rotator cuff; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPIC TRANSOSSEOUS EQUIVALENT DOUBLE FIXATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATENDINOUS BLOOD FLOW; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TENDON SUTURE; TENODESIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURE ANCHORS; TENODESIS;

EID: 84858335592     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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