Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 691-695 , June 2009

A New Approach to Improving the Tissue Grip of the Medial-Row Repair in the Suture-Bridge Technique: The “Modified Lasso-Loop Stitch”

  • Bruno Toussaint, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Alps Surgery Institute, Clinique Generale, Annecy, France
    • ,
  • Erik Schnaser, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Erik Schnaser, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave, Hanna House 6, Cleveland, OH 44106, U.S.A
    • ,
  • Laurent Lafosse, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Alps Surgery Institute, Clinique Generale, Annecy, France
    • ,
  • Jerome Bahurel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Alps Surgery Institute, Clinique Generale, Annecy, France
    • ,
  • Reuben Gobezie, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
    • Case Shoulder and Elbow Service, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(08)00848-7

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.11.002

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 691-695 , June 2009

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