Clinical and structural outcomes of nonoperative management of massive rotator cuff tears

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1928-1934

  Zingg, P O ^a   Jost, B ^a   Sukthankar, A ^a   Buhler, M ^a   Pfirrmann, C W A ^a   Gerber, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACROMION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; DISEASE COURSE; HUMERUS; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACROMION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448950373     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01073     Document Type: Article

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