Does the presence of a full-thickness rotator cuff tear influence outcome after proximal humeral fractures?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1436-1439

  Nanda, Rajesh ^a,c   Goodchild, Lorna ^a   Gamble, Alison ^a   Campbell, Robert S D ^b   Rangan, Amar ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outcome scores; Proximal humerus fracture; Rotator cuff; Shoulder function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250381231     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3180514ce2     Document Type: Article

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