Traumatic anterosuperior rotator cuff tears: The outcome of open surgical repair

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1906-1913

  Namdari, Surena ^a   Henn III, R Frank ^b   Green, Andrew ^c  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c University Orthopedics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; OPEN SURGICAL REPAIR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SELF EVALUATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC ANTEROSUPERIOR ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 51349086371     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01446     Document Type: Article

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