title: The multi-suture technique for rotator cuff repair: a biomechanical evaluation.
abstract: Multi-suture fixation of supraspinatus rotator cuff tears provides excellent fixation and biomechanical failure characteristics.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bicos
authors.forename: Augustus D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mazzocca
authors.forename: Nadim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hallab
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santangelo
authors.forename: Bernard R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bach
mesh_terms: 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