Deep partial rotator cuff tear: transtendon repair or tear completion and repair? A randomized clinical trial

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 460-463

  Castagna, Alessandro ^a   Borroni, Mario ^a   Garofalo, Raffaele ^b   Rose, Giacomo Delle ^a   Cesari, Eugenio ^c   Padua, Roberto ^d   Conti, Marco ^a   Gumina, Stefano ^e  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b MIULLI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

^d Casa di Cura Villa Stuart   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Partial supraspinatus tear; Rotator cuff tear; Transtendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SURGERY; SUTURE ANCHOR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURIES; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SURGERY; SUTURE ANCHORS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964225121     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2536-6     Document Type: Article

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