Bridging the gap in immobile massive rotator cuff tears: Augmentation using the tenotomized biceps

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1511-1518

  Rhee, Yong Girl ^a   Nam, Su Cho ^b   Chan, Teak Lim ^a   Jin, Woong Yi ^a   Vishvanathan, Thimurayan ^c  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Long head of biceps; Massive rotator cuff tear; Rotator cuff repair; Shoulder; Tenotomized biceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROTATOR CUFF; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SUTURES; TENODESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47649109004     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508316020     Document Type: Article

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