Frequency of Various Tear Patterns in Full-Thickness Tears of the Rotator Cuff

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1052-1059

  Sallay, Peter I ^a   Hunker, Patti J ^a   Lim, Jit Kheng ^a  

^a METHODIST SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification system; Rotator cuff tear; Tear pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TEAR PATTERN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE MOBILITY; TISSUE QUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 34748843382     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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