Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 461-468 , July 2007

Part I: Footprint contact characteristics for a transosseous-equivalent rotator cuff repair technique compared with a double-row repair technique

  • Maxwell C. Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Maxwell C. Park, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Woodland Hills Medical Center, 5601 De Soto Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367.
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  • Neal S. ElAttrache, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
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  • James E. Tibone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Christopher S. Ahmad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Bong-Jae Jun, MS

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA
    • University of California, Irvine, CA.
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  • Thay Q. Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA
    • University of California, Irvine, CA.

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 Supported in parts by grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Arthrex (Naples, FL).

PII: S1058-2746(06)00316-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.09.010

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 461-468 , July 2007

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