Arthroscopic Fixation of Bursal-Sided Rotator Cuff Tears

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1247.e1-1247.e4

  Wolff, Andrew B ^a   Magit, David P ^a   Miller, Seth R ^b   Wyman, Jeff ^c   Sethi, Paul M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Specialists   (United States)

^c Arthrex   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Partial thickness rotator cuff tear; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ACROMION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BURSECTOMY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SYNOVIAL BURSA;

EID: 33751034889     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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