Rotator cuff tears treated with a modified deltoid flap repair technique

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 310-318

  Schneeberger, Alberto G ^a,b   Schuler, Lisa ^c   Rikli, Daniel ^d   Thür, Christoph ^e  

^a KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Loretto Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e Pyramide Klinik   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Case Series; Deltoid flap; Irreparable; Level IV; Muscle flap; Rotator cuff repair; Rotator cuff tear; Tendon tear; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

ACROMION ELEVATION OSTEOTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED ANTEROLATERAL DELTOID FLAP REPAIR; MUSCLE FLAP; OSTEOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856616175     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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