Why repair the subscapularis? A logical rationale

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Ticker, Jonathan B ^a,b   Burkhart, Stephen S ^c  

^a Island Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine PC   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER SURGERY; SUBSCAPULARIS TENDON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON;

EID: 79960952779     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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