Outcome of single-tendon rotator cuff repair in patients aged older than 65 years

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-51

  Djahangiri, Ali ^a   Cozzolino, Andrea ^a   Zanetti, Marco ^a   Helmy, Naeder ^a   Rufibach, Kaspar ^b   Jost, Bernhard ^a   Gerber, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Outcome; Rotator cuff repair; Tendon healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870941497     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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