Failure with continuity in rotator cuff repair "healing"

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 134-141

  McCarron, Jesse A ^a,b,c   Derwin, Kathleen A ^a   Bey, Michael J ^d   Polster, Joshua M ^a   Schils, Jean P ^a   Ricchetti, Eric T ^a   Iannotti, Joseph P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Rotator cuff repair; Tendon healing; Tendon retraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879300204     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512459477     Document Type: Article

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