Surgical repair of large-to-massive rotator cuff tears seems to be a better option than patch augmentation or débridement and biceps tenotomy: a prospective comparative study

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1545-1552

  Maillot, Cédric ^a,b   Harly, Edouard ^a   Demezon, Hugues ^a   Le Huec, Jean Charles ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b University Hospital of South Reunion Island   (France)

Author keywords

arthroscopic; d bridement; healing; histology; Level II; Massive rotator cuff; patch; Prospective Cohort Design; repair; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAPSULAR RELEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEEP INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TENOTOMY;

EID: 85049308647     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.05.023     Document Type: Article

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