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Arthroscopic Suture Bridge Rotator Cuff Repair : Current Concept of Transosseous Equivalent Technique

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This chapter is a summary of evolution of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with their clinical results. The second part of the chapter describes the author’s preferred technique of arthroscopic transosseous-equivalent suture bridge rotator cuff repair.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Koc University School of Medicine, Rumelifeneri Yolu, Sarıyer, 34390, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Demirhan & Aksel Seyahi

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, 34093, Fatih- Istanbul, Turkey

    Ata Can Atalar

  3. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Lutfu Ozgur Koyuncu

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Demirhan, M., Atalar, A.C., Seyahi, A., Koyuncu, L.O. (2014). Arthroscopic Suture Bridge Rotator Cuff Repair : Current Concept of Transosseous Equivalent Technique. In: Doral, M., Karlsson, J. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36801-1_15-1

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