Passive tension and gap formation of rotator cuff repairs

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 664-667

  Reilly, Peter ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^b   Amis, Andrew A ^b   Wallace, Andrew L ^b   Richards, Andrew ^a   Hill, Adam M ^b   Emery, Roger J H ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 9644268113     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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