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Suture Anchors

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Suture anchors may be utilized for various applications in surgery, wherever soft tissue needs to be attached to bone. They represent the junction between bone and suture material, serving as anchors to the suture material which is used to tie soft tissue to bone. Even though suture anchors may also be used for exotic applications such as bladder suspension procedures, the main field of application is the upper extremity, chiefly the shoulder. Especially in arthroscopic surgery, suture anchors are of great value in the reconstruction of rotator cuffs, labrum defects or for tenodesis of the biceps tendon.

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  1. D. C. Meyer
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Altis - Center for Sport Surgery, Moorweg 30, 9330, Althofen, Austria

    Georg Lajtai

  2. 6815 Noble Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91405-3730, USA

    Stephen J. Snyder

  3. Valley Presbyterian MRI Center, 6855 Noble Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91405, USA

    Gregory R. Applegate

  4. Center for Sport Surgery and Pain Management, Landstraße 66/3, 4020, Linz, Austria

    Gernot Aitzetmüller

  5. Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zürich, Switzerland

    Christian Gerber

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Meyer, D.C., Lajtai, G., Gerber, C. (2003). Suture Anchors. In: Lajtai, G., Snyder, S.J., Applegate, G.R., Aitzetmüller, G., Gerber, C. (eds) Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55604-3_4

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