A systematic review and pooled analysis of the prevalence of rotator cuff disease with increasing age

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1913-1921

  Teunis, Teun ^a   Lubberts, Bart ^a   Reilly, Brian T ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Age; Prevalence; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTHROTOMY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEGENERATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; INJURIES; META ANALYSIS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84926998123     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.08.001     Document Type: Review

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