Comparison of Conservative and Operative Treatments of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4-6, 2000, Pages 151-163

  Yamada, Nari ^a   Hamada, Kazutoshi ^b   Nakajima, Tomotaka ^b   Kobayashi, Kunihiko ^b   Fukuda, Hiroaki ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Massive rotator cuff tear; Operative treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034571627     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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