Open repair of isolated traumatic subscapularis tendon tears

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 490-496

  Bartl, Christoph ^a   Scheibel, Markus ^b   Magosch, Petra ^c   Lichtenberg, Sven ^c   Habermeyer, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

clinical tests; isolated traumatic subscapularis tear; sports activity; subscapularis repair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ROTATOR CUFF; SPORT INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952711869     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510388166     Document Type: Article

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