Rotator cuff tear: A detailed update

Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Pandey, Vivek ^a   Jaap Willems, W ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Shoulder and Elbow Unit Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biomechanics; pathoanatomy; rehabilitation; rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

EID: 85006751272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22146873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asmart.2014.11.003     Document Type: Review

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