Single-row versus double-row rotator cuff repair: techniques and outcomes

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-93

  Dines, Joshua S ^a   Bedi, Asheesh ^a   Elattrache, Neal S ^b   Dines, David M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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EID: 77149152492     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201002000-00003     Document Type: Review

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