Repair integrity and functional outcome after arthroscopic conversion to a full-thickness rotator cuff tear: Articular- versus bursal-side partial tears

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 451-456

  Kim, Kyung Cheon ^a   Shin, Hyun Dae ^a   Cha, Soo Min ^a   Park, Jun Yeong ^a  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

partial thickness; rotator cuff; suture bridge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTIAL THICKNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURE BRIDGE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

PARTIAL THICKNESS; ROTATOR CUFF; SUTURE BRIDGE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84893636009     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513512770     Document Type: Article

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