Epidemiology, Natural History, and Indications for Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 589-604

  Tashjian, Robert Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Indications; Natural history; Rotator cuff; Tendon healing

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALGORITHM; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALING; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER DISEASE; SMOKING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; CADAVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84867137279     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: 1556228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2012.07.001     Document Type: Review

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