AAOS rotator cuff clinical practice guideline misses the mark

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 589-592

  Lubowitz, James H ^a   McIntyre, Louis F ^a   Provencher, Matthew T ^a   Poehling, Gary G ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AAOS ROTATOR CUFF CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE;

EID: 84860327016     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.03.021     Document Type: Editorial

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