The primary factor for suture configuration at rotator cuff repair: Width of mattress or distance from tear edge

Objectives: The aims of this study was first to investigate whether the bite size or the bite distance from the tear edge is of primary importance in mattress suture configuration for rotator cuff repair. Secondly, whether the use of a 450 left side bent Arthro-Pierce™ (Smith & Nephew, Andover,...

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Main Authors: Onur Hapa, Ahmet Karakaşlı, Onur Başçı, Hakan Cici, Berivan Çeçen, Hasan Havitçioğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES Yayincilik 2016-08-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X16300165