Contrast-enhanced ultrasound characterization of the vascularity of the repaired rotator cuff tendon: Short-term and intermediate-term follow-up

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 597-603

  Cadet, Edwin R ^a,b   Adler, Ronald S ^a,b   Gallo, Robert A ^a,b   Gamradt, Seth C ^a,b   Warren, Russell F ^a,b   Cordasco, Frank A ^a,b   Fealy, Stephen ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced; Rotator cuff; Surgery; Tendon repair; Ultrasound; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; PERFLUTREN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SUTURE ANCHOR; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTHROSCOPY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859502243     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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