"Suture Anchors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Implants used in arthroscopic surgery and other orthopedic procedures to attach soft tissue to bone. One end of a suture is tied to soft tissue and the other end to the implant. The anchors are made of a variety of materials including titanium, stainless steel, or absorbable polymers.
| Descriptor ID |
D053441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.370.734 E07.858.442.660.460.734 E07.858.690.725.460.734
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| Concept/Terms |
Suture Anchors- Suture Anchors
- Anchor, Suture
- Anchors, Suture
- Suture Anchor
Bone Anchors- Bone Anchors
- Anchor, Bone
- Anchors, Bone
- Bone Anchor
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Suture Anchors" by people in Profiles.
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Acetabular Subchondral and Cortical Perforation During Labral Repair With Suture Anchors: Influence of Portal Location, Curved Versus Straight Drill Guides, and Drill Starting Point. Arthroscopy. 2019 08; 35(8):2349-2354.
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Superior Capsular Reconstruction for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: A Critical Analysis Review. JBJS Rev. 2019 06; 7(6):e1.
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Flank Hernia Repair with Suture Anchor Mesh Fixation to the Iliac Crest. Am Surg. 2017 Mar 01; 83(3):284-289.
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Treatment of a Neglected Syndesmotic Injury Using a Unique Method of Reduction. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2016 Mar-Apr; 55(2):379-82.
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Bone anchors--can you hitch up your wagon? Orthod Craniofac Res. 2015 Apr; 18 Suppl 1:109-16.
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Bone-anchored hearing device placement with translabyrinthine tumor removal. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Feb; 152(2):314-8.
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Primary ankle ligament augmentation versus modified Brostrom-Gould procedure: a 2-year randomized controlled trial. ANZ J Surg. 2015 Jan; 85(1-2):44-8.
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Surgical technique affects outcomes in acromioclavicular reconstruction. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2013; 22(1):71-6.
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Facilitating gastrotomy closure during natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery using tissue anchors. Endoscopy. 2009 Jun; 41(6):487-92.