Pearls and pitfalls of arthroscopic rotator-cuff repair

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 176-185

  Hasan, Samer S ^a   Gartsman, Gary M ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^b TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Complications; Repair; Rotator cuff; Technique

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036453933     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otor.2002.36300     Document Type: Article

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