Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 128-133 , March 2003

Mode of failure for rotator cuff repair with suture anchors identified at revision surgery

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☆ Funding provided by Mitek Australia and St George Hospital/South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Craig A. Cummins, MD, Lake Cook Orthopaedic Associates, 27401 W Hwy 22, Suite 125, Barrington, IL 60010 (E-mail: CraigACummins@hotmail.com).

PII: S1058-2746(02)86827-6

doi: 10.1067/mse.2003.21

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 128-133 , March 2003

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