Factors involved in the presence of symptoms associated with rotator cuff tears: A comparison of asymptomatic and symptomatic rotator cuff tears in the general population

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1133-1137

  Yamamoto, Atsushi ^a   Takagishi, Kenji ^a   Kobayashi, Tsutomu ^a   Shitara, Hitoshi ^a   Osawa, Toshihisa ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TAKASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Cross Sectional Study; Epidemiology; Etiology; Level III; Population based study; Prevalence Study; Rotator cuff tear; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 80053053040     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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