Rehabilitative and infiltrative treatment with hyaluronic acid in elderly patients with rotator cuff tears

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-229

  Costantino, Cosimo ^a   Olvirri, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyaluronic acid; Rehabilitation programme; Rotator cuff; Tears

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; VISCOSUPPLEMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS;

EID: 77955861088     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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