Tendon transfer for the management of irreparable rotator-cuff tears

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-203

  Gerber, Ariane ^a   Warner, Jon J P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Latissimus dorsi; Rotator cuff; Tendon transfer; Teres major

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036451839     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otor.2002.36299     Document Type: Article

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