Association of a large lateral extension of the acromion with rotator cuff tears

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 800-805

  Nyffeler, Richard W ^a   Werner, Clément M L ^b   Sukthankar, Atul ^b   Schmid, Marius R ^b   Gerber, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ACROMION INDEX; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33645693293     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.03042     Document Type: Article

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