The clinical and structural long-term results of open repair of massive tears of the rotator cuff

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2423-2431

  Zumstein, Matthias A ^a   Jost, Bernhard ^a   Hempel, Julia ^a   Hodler, Juerg ^a   Gerber, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55849128825     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00677     Document Type: Article

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