Mechanical mechanism of suture passer needle break in rotator cuff repair

IntroductionSuture passer needle, as one of commonly used instrument in the arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, often breaks at the notch of the needle, which originally was designed to facilitate suture with thread. Our study aimed to evaluate the suture failure rate and stitch success rate between i...

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Main Authors: Chunxi Yang, Cheng Xie, Hui Liu, Zikai Hua, Bingchen An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1065666/full