New Approaches to Diagnosis and Arthroscopic Management of Partial-Thickness Cuff Tears

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 691-717

  Rudzki, J R ^a   Shaffer, Benjamin ^a  

^a Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Overhead athlete; Partial thickness; Rotator cuff; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BURSECTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTIAL THICKNESS CUFF TEAR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER PAIN; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ALGORITHMS; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 57049149683     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2008.06.004     Document Type: Review

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