The Insertional Footprint of the Rotator Cuff: An Anatomic Study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 603-609.e1

  Curtis, Alan S ^a   Burbank, Kelton M ^b   Tierney, John J ^a   Scheller, Arnold D ^a   Curran, Andrew R ^c  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Longview Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^c Saltzer Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Footprint; Partial rotator cuff tear; Rotator cuff; Rotator cuff tear; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CADAVER; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISSECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; KNOWLEDGE; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCAPULA; SPECIES INVASION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 33744534489     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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