The biomechanical role of the subscapularis in latissimus dorsi transfer for the treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 736-742

  Werner, Clément M L ^a   Zingg, Patrick O ^a   Lie, Danny ^a   Jacob, Hilaire A C ^a   Gerber, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; JOINT DISLOCATION; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TENDON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 33751197024     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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