Biceps tendinitis in chronic rotator cuff tears: A histologic perspective

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 898-904

  Singaraju, Vamsi M ^a   Kang, Richard W ^b   Yanke, Adam B ^b   McNickle, Allison G ^b   Lewis, Paul B ^b   Wang, Vincent M ^b   Williams, James M ^b   Chubinskaya, Susan ^b   Romeo, Anthony A ^b   Cole, Brian J ^b,c  

^a HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Rush Cartilage Restoration Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINITIS; TENODESIS; TENOTOMY; VASCULAR CAPACITY;

ADULT; AXONS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBSTANCE P; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS;

EID: 55049110395     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.05.044     Document Type: Article

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