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Technique to secure loose anchors during rotator cuff repair

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  1. ISAKOS Teaching Center, Hospital USP-Santa Teresa, Calle Londres 2, La Coruña, 15008, Spain

    Rafael Arriaza, Pablo Codesido & Gonzalo Couceiro

  2. Calle Juan Flórez 49, La Coruña, 15004, Spain

    Rafael Arriaza

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Arriaza, R., Codesido, P. & Couceiro, G. Technique to secure loose anchors during rotator cuff repair. J Orthop Sci 15, 696–698 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-010-1505-x

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