Shoulder activity level in the preoperative assessment of patients with rotator cuff tears

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1522-1528

  Ryliskis, Sigitas ^a   Brophy, Robert H ^b   Kocius, Manvilius ^a   Marx, Robert G ^c  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Constant scale; Rotator cuff tear; Shoulder activity scale; Shoulder contracture; Simple shoulder test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROTATOR CUFF; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDON INJURY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROTATOR CUFF; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 70549096280     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0904-z     Document Type: Article

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