Outcome of nonoperative treatment of symptomatic rotator cuff tears monitored by magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1898-1906

  Maman, Eran ^a   Harris, Craig ^b   White, Lawrence ^b   Tomlinson, George ^c   Shashank, Misra ^b   Boynton, Erin ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER DISEASE; SUPRASPINATUS ATROPHY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 68349154928     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01335     Document Type: Article

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