Biological aspects of rotator cuff healing

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 161-168

  Wildemann, Britt ^a   Klatte, Franka ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Fatty infiltration; Growth factors; Rotator cuff rupture; Sex; Tenocytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892851515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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