Results of arthroscopic partial repair of large retracted rotator cuff tears

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1275-1282

  Wellmann, Mathias ^a   Lichtenberg, Sven ^b   Da Silva, Gaspar ^b   Magosch, Petra ^b   Habermeyer, Peter ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SHOULDER SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881109288     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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