Outcome of latissimus dorsi transfer as a salvage procedure for failed rotator cuff repair with loss of elevation

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 871-874

  Birmingham, Patrick M ^a   Neviaser, Robert J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SALVAGE THERAPY; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SALVAGE THERAPY; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 55049128220     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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