Predictors of pain and function in patients with symptomatic, atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears: A time-zero analysis of a prospective patient cohort enrolled in a structured physical therapy program

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 359-366

  Harris, Joshua D ^a   Pedroza, Angela ^a   Jones, Grant L ^a   Baumgarten, K M ^b   Bishop, J Y ^b   Brophy, R H ^b   Carey, J L ^b   Dunn, W R ^b   Holloway, G B ^b   Kuhn, J E ^b   Ma, C B ^b   Marx, R G ^b   McCarty, E C ^b   Poddar, S K ^b   Smith, M V ^b   Spencer, E E ^b   Vidal, A F ^b   Wolf, B R ^b   Wright, R W ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ASES score; nonoperative treatment; rotator cuff tear; WORC score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84856740926     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511426003     Document Type: Article

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