A comparison of outcomes after arthroscopic repair of partial versus small or medium-sized full-thickness rotator cuff tears

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1078-1085

  Peters, Karin S ^a   McCallum, Sebastian ^b   Briggs, Lisa ^b   Murrell, George A C ^c  

^a Kliniek Klein Rosendael   (Netherlands)

^b University of New South Wales ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROZEN SHOULDER; FULL THICKNESS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THICKNESS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863587434     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00519     Document Type: Article

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