Age and gender as determinants of the bone quality of the greater tuberosity: A HR-pQCT cadaver study
BACKGROUND: Age-dependent trabecular changes of the humeral head might weaken the fixation of suture anchors used for rotator cuff (RC) repair. This might lead to suture anchor loosening and thus compromise the integrity of the repair. The aim of this study was to analyze whether the trabecular micr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517743/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23148627 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-221 |