Muscle biopsies from the supraspinatus in retracted rotator cuff tears respond normally to passive mechanical testing: A pilot study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 503-507

  Einarsson, Fredrik ^a,b   Runesson, Eva ^a   Karlsson, Jón ^a,b   Fridén, Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Fatty infiltration; Mechanical testing; Retraction; Rotator cuff tear; Supraspinatus muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951552725     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1284-0     Document Type: Article

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