Arthroscopic repair of concomitant type II SLAP lesions in large to massive rotator cuff tears: Comparison with biceps tenotomy

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2786-2793

  Kim, Sung Jae ^a   Lee, In Sung ^a   Kim, Sung Hwan ^a   Woo, Chan Myoung ^a   Chun, Yong Min ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

repair; rotator cuff tear; shoulder; SLAP; tenotomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; TENDON INJURY; TENOTOMY;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON INJURIES; TENOTOMY;

EID: 84870516014     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512462678     Document Type: Article

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