Arthroscopic debridement of irreparable massive rotator cuff tears - A comparison of debridement alone and combined procedure with biceps tenotomy

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-301

  Klinger, H M ^a   Spahn, G ^b   Baums, M H ^a   Steckel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Clinic of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Biceps tendon; Debridement; Rotator cuff tear; Tenotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21344443469     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679720     Document Type: Article

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