Results of latissimus dorsi tendon transfer in primary or salvage reconstruction of irreparable rotator cuff tears

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-138

  Valenti, P ^a   Kalouche, I ^a   Diaz, L C ^a   Kaouar, A ^a   Kilinc, A ^a  

^a The Hand Institute   (France)

Author keywords

Irreparable rotator cuff tears; Latissimus dorsi; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT SALVAGE; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCAR; SURGICAL APPROACH; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SUTURE; TENDON TRANSFER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURE ANCHORS; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 77952108044     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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