Retraction of supraspinatus muscle and tendon as predictors of success of rotator cuff repair

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2242-2247

  Meyer, Dominik C ^a   Wieser, Karl ^a   Farshad, Mazda ^a   Gerber, Christian ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

degeneration; failure rate; fatty infiltration; repair; retraction; rotator cuff tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROGNOSIS; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867035453     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512457587     Document Type: Article

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