Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 561.e1-561.e4 , May 2007

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Using the Suture Loop Shuttle Technique

  • Raymond Thal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Town Center Orthopaedic Associates, Reston, Virginia, U.S.A.
    • R.T. has received financial support from Mitek, Westwood, MA, and from Smith & Nephew, Andover, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Raymond Thal, M.D., Town Center Orthopaedic Associates, P.C., 1860 Town Center Dr, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190, U.S.A.
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  • W. Bryan Jennings, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
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  • Wendy L. Heusch, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.

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 Cite this article as: Thal R, Jennings WB, Heusch WL. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using the suture loop shuttle technique. Arthroscopy 2007;23:561.e1-561.e4 [doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.08.009].

PII: S0749-8063(06)01036-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.08.009

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 561.e1-561.e4 , May 2007

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