The science of rotator cuff tears: Translating animal models to clinical recommendations using simulation analysis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1610-1619

  Mannava, Sandeep ^a   Plate, Johannes F ^a   Tuohy, Christopher J ^a   Seyler, Thorsten M ^a   Whitlock, Patrick W ^a   Curl, Walton W ^a   Smith, Thomas L ^a   Saul, Katherine R ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medical Center Boulevard   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Animal model; Botulinum neurotoxin; Computational model; Repair; Review; Rotator cuff; Tear

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84879255676     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2145-9     Document Type: Review

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