The rotator crescent and rotator cable: An anatomic description of the shoulder's “suspension bridge”

Arthroscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 611-616

  Burkhart, Stephen S ^a,b,c   Esch, James C ^a,b,c   Jolson, R Scott ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Orthopedic Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Rotator cable; Rotator crescent; Rotator cuff; Rotator cuff tear; Suspension bridge

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOMETRICS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER;

EID: 0027768582     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(05)80496-7     Document Type: Article

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