Tissue engineering for rotator cuff repair: An evidence-based systematic review

Stem Cells International

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Maffulli, Nicola ^a   Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^b   Loppini, Mattia ^b   Berton, Alessandra ^b   Spiezia, Filippo ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENODESIS; TENOTOMY; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855269273     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16879678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/418086     Document Type: Review

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