Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: The learning curve

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 394-400

  Guttmann, Dan ^a   Graham, Robert D ^b   MacLennan, Megan J ^a   Lubowitz, James H ^a  

^a Taos Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^b Hill Country Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON;

EID: 15944405403     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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