Modified Mason-Allen suture bridge technique: A new suture bridge technique with improved tissue holding by the modified Mason-Allen stitch

Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-245

  Lee, Bong Gun ^a   Cho, Nam Su ^b   Rhee, Yong Girl ^b  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic repair; Modified mason Allen stitch; Rotator cuff; Suture bridge technique; Tissue holding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTACT ANGLE; MODIFIED MASON ALLEN STITCH; RISK REDUCTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STRANGULATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84865970390     PISSN: 2005291X     EISSN: 20054408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4055/cios.2012.4.3.242     Document Type: Article

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