Management of massive and irreparable rotator cuff tears

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 808-818

  Neri, Brian R ^a   Chan, Keith W ^b   Kwon, Young W ^b  

^a ProHEALTH Care Associates   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

irreparable; management; Massive; rotator cuff tears; tendon transfers

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACROMIOPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SHOULDER SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; TENODESIS; TENOTOMY;

DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749101969     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.03.013     Document Type: Review

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