Debridement of partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff without acromioplasty: Long-term follow-up and review of the literature

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 733-749

  Budoff, Jeffrey E ^a,b   Nirschl, Robert P ^a,c   Guidi, Eric J ^a,c  

^a Palm Beach Orthopaedic Associates ^*

^b Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^c Nirschl Orthoped Sportsmedicine C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ACROMION; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROMION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031595160     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199805000-00016     Document Type: Review

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