The multi-suture technique for rotator cuff repair: a biomechanical evaluation.
Multi-suture fixation of supraspinatus rotator cuff tears provides excellent fixation and biomechanical failure characteristics.
Bicos
James
J
St. Vincent Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Mazzocca
Augustus D
AD
Hallab
Nadim
N
Santangelo
Stephen
S
Bach
Bernard R
BR
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013718:Tensile Strength / Q000502:physiology