The duration of symptoms does not correlate with rotator cuff tear severity or other patient-related features: A cross-sectional study of patients with atraumatic, full-thickness rotator cuff tears

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1052-1058

  Unruh, Kenneth P ^a   Kuhn, John E ^a   Sanders, Rosemary ^a   An, Qi ^a   Baumgarten, Keith M ^b   Bishop, Julie Y ^c   Brophy, Robert H ^d   Carey, James L ^e   Holloway, Brian G ^f   Jones, Grant L ^c   Ma, Benjamin C ^g   Marx, Robert G ^h   McCarty, Eric C ⁱ   Poddar, Souray K ⁱ   Smith, Matthew V ^d   Spencer, Edwin E ^f   Vidal, Armando F ⁱ   Wolf, Brian R ^j   Wright, Rick W ^d   Dunn, Warren R ^k  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Duration of symptoms; Rotator cuff tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRENGTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DURATION OF SYMPTOMS; ROTATOR CUFF TEAR;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902259107     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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