Arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears: Outcome and analysis of factors associated with healing failure or poor postoperative function

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1674-1683

  Chung, Seok Won ^a   Kim, Joon Yub ^b   Kim, Min Hyung ^c   Kim, Sae Hoon ^c   Oh, Joo Han ^d  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

acromiohumeral distance; functional outcome; massive rotator cuff tear; prognostic factors; rotator cuff healing

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOHUMERAL DISTANCE; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MASSIVE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF HEALING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACROMIOHUMERAL DISTANCE; FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME; MASSIVE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; ROTATOR CUFF HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84879744772     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513485719     Document Type: Article

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