Isolated rupture of the subscapularis tendon: Results of operative repair

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1015-1023

  Gerber, Christian ^a   Hersche, Otmar ^a   Farron, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030036715     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199607000-00005     Document Type: Article

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