Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 675.e1-675.e4 , June 2007

The Double-Pulley Technique for Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair

  • Paolo Arrigoni, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • Paul C. Brady, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
    • Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • Stephen S. Burkhart, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
    • S.S.B. has a consulting relationship with Arthrex, Naples, Florida.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Stephen S. Burkhart, M.D., 150 E Sonterra Blvd, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78258, U.S.A.

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 Cite this article as: Arrigoni P, Brady PC, Burkhart SS. The double-pulley technique for double-row rotator cuff repair. Arthroscopy 2007;23:675.e1-675.e4 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2006.08.016].

 The other authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(06)01043-7

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.08.016

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 675.e1-675.e4 , June 2007

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