Isolated arthroscopic biceps tenotomy or tenodesis improves symptoms in patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 747-757

  Boileau, Pascal ^a   Baqué, François ^a   Valerio, Laure ^a   Ahrens, Philip ^b   Chuinard, Christopher ^a   Trojani, Christophe ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON RUPTURE; TENOSYNOVITIS; TENOTOMY;

EID: 34147157801     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01097     Document Type: Article

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