Does concomitant acromioplasty facilitate arthroscopic repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears? A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Song, Lei ^a   Miao, Ling ^a   Zhang, Peng ^b   Wang, Wen Liang ^b  

^a JINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acromioplasty; Arthroscopic; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials (RCTs); Repair; Rotator cuff; Subacromial decompression (SAD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975842452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2311-5     Document Type: Review

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