Evaluation and arthroscopic treatment of partial rotator cuff tears

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 114-126

  Stetson, William B ^a   Ryu, Richard K N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Partial tear; Rotator cuff; Rotator cuff tear

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2942550605     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsa.0000125128.72347.ff     Document Type: Article

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