The use of the long head of triceps interposition muscle flap for treatment of massive rotator cuff tears

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1266-1272

  Sundine, Michael J ^a   Malkani, Arthur L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER GIRDLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0036785480     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200210000-00008     Document Type: Article

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