Does arthroscopic rotator cuff repair actually heal? Anatomic evaluation with magnetic resonance arthrography at minimum 2 years follow-up

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 531-536

  Meyer, Matthieu ^a   Klouche, Shahnaz ^a   Rousselin, Benoit ^a   Boru, Blandine ^a   Bauer, Thomas ^a   Hardy, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Magnetic resonance arthrography; Rotator cuff repair; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TENDON; TENOTOMY; THICKNESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84858332591     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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