Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 751-758 , October 2010

An analytical model for rotator cuff repairs

  • A. Aurora

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, ND2-20, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44122, USA
    • Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, SH 459, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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  • J.E. Gatica

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, SH 459, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
    • ,
  • A.J. van den Bogert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, ND2-20, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44122, USA
    • ,
  • J.A. McCarron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, A41, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44122, USA
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  • K.A. Derwin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, ND2-20, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44122, USA
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, A41, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44122, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Biomedical Engineering, ND2-20, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44122, USA.

Received 15 December 2009 ,Accepted 20 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.05.010

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 751-758 , October 2010

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