Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: A Modified Technique Using Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Villacis, Diego ^a   Merriman, Jarrad ^a   Wong, Karlton ^a   Rick Hatch, George F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c USC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ALLOGRAFT; ARM HOLDER; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DELTOID MUSCLE; HUMAN; INCISION; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON SUTURE; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 84875626326     PISSN: 22126287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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