Conservative treatment and rotator cuff tear progression

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-99

  Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Franceschi, Francesco ^a   Berton, Alessandar ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Droena, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926106495     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000328910     Document Type: Article

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