Biomechanical and Biologic Augmentation for the Treatment of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 619-629

  Nho, Shane J ^a   Delos, Demetris ^b   Yadav, Hemang ^b   Pensak, Michael ^b   Romeo, Anthony A ^a   Warren, Russell F ^b   MacGillivray, John D ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

biologics; massive; repair; rotator cuff; tear

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; WOUND HEALING;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953430598     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509343199     Document Type: Article

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