Arthroscopic Subscapularis Repair: Surgical Tips and Pearls A to Z

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1014-1027

  Burkhart, Stephen S ^a,b   Brady, Paul C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^c Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic subscapularis repair; Comma sign; Coracoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SUBSCAPULARIS REPAIR; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CAUTERIZATION; CORACOPLAST; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHABILITATION CARE; SAFETY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; ROTATOR CUFF; SAFETY; TENDONS;

EID: 33748056824     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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