Arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs using suture anchors.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs using titanium-alloy suture anchors are a new treatment option for active patients with shoulder injuries. Shoulder arthroscopy and arthroscopic repair procedures are alternative treatments to traditional open surgical procedures for Bankart lesions and rotator cuff tears. Distinct advantages of arthroscopic repair techniques include decreased patient tissue trauma and morbidity rates and shortened recovery and rehabilitation periods.
Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va, USA.
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D000497:Alloys; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000451:nursing; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium
D000497:Alloys; D014025:Titanium