The role of tendon and subacromial bursa in rotator cuff tear pain: a clinical and histopathological study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 3779-3786

  Chillemi, Claudio ^a   Petrozza, Vincenzo ^b   Franceschini, Vincenzo ^b   Garro, Luca ^c   Pacchiarotti, Alberto ^a   Porta, Natale ^b   Cirenza, Mirko ^b   Salate Santone, Francesco ^d   Castagna, Alessandro ^e  

^a Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico (ICOT)   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d Value Lab Spa   (Italy)

^e HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Pain; Rotator cuff tear; Subacromial bursa; Tendon

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

AGED; BURSA, SYNOVIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 84929650564     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-015-3650-4     Document Type: Article

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