Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S171-S178 , September 2007

Commercially available extracellular matrix materials for rotator cuff repairs: State of the art and future trends

  • Amit Aurora, MS

      Affiliations

    • Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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  • Jesse McCarron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
    • ,
  • Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
    • ,
  • Kathleen Derwin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kathleen Derwin, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, ND 20, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.03.008

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
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