Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in overhead-throwing athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1317-1322

  Liem, Dennis ^a   Lichtenberg, Sven ^b   Magosch, Petra ^b   Habermeyer, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; Cuff integrity; Overhead throwing athlete; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 47349114920     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508314794     Document Type: Article

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