Biomechanical evaluation of suture–tendon interface and tissue holding of three suture configurations in torn and degenerated versus intact human rotator cuffs

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 386-392

  Wlk, Matthias V ^a   Abdelkafy, Ashraf ^b   Hexel, Michael ^c   Krasny, Christian ^c   Aigner, Nicolas ^c   Meizer, Roland ^c   Landsiedl, Franz ^c  

^a Herz Jesu Krankenhaus   (Austria)

^b Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^c Orthopaedic Hospital of Speising   (Austria)

Author keywords

Augmentation techniques; Biomechanical testing; Cyclic loading; Human rotator cuffs; Rotator cuff tears; Ultimate tension load

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; VERY ELDERLY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84936083568     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-2988-3     Document Type: Article

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