Mechanical factors in the initiation and propagation of tears of the rotator cuff

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 594-599

  Reilly, P ^a   Amis, A A ^a   Wallace, A L ^a   Emery, R J H ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHEAR STRESS; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TENDON RUPTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SHOULDER JOINT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0037764862     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.85B4.12062     Document Type: Article

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