When do rotator cuff repairs fail? Serial ultrasound examination after arthroscopic repair of large and massive rotator cuff tears

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2064-2070

  Miller, Bruce S ^a   Downie, Brian K ^a   Kohen, Robert B ^a   Kijek, Theresa ^a   Lesniak, Bryson ^a   Jacobson, Jon A ^a   Hughes, Richard E ^a   Carpenter, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; rotator cuff integrity; rotator cuff tear; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 80053900779     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511413372     Document Type: Article

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