Open rotator cuff repairs in patients 70 years and older

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 461-465

  De Carvalho, Bruno Roque ^a   Puri, Arvind ^a   Calder, John Arthur ^a  

^a Tauranga Orthopaedic Research Society (TORSI)   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Open repair; Over 70; Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; STATISTICS; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861873721     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06034.x     Document Type: Article

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