Biomechanical evaluation of transosseous rotator cuff repair: Do anchors really matter?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-290

  Salata, Michael J ^a   Sherman, Seth L ^b   Lin, Emery C ^c   Sershon, Robert A ^d   Gupta, Aman ^d   Shewman, Elizabeth ^d   Wang, Vincent M ^d   Cole, Brian J ^d   Romeo, Anthony A ^d   Verma, Nikhil N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b Missouri Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanical; rotator cuff; tendon repair; tendon rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873349713     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512469092     Document Type: Article

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