Prediction of Rotator Cuff Repair Failure by Histological Analysis

Shoulder and Elbow

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-14

  Matthews, Timothy ^a   Brinsden, Mark ^b   Athanasou, Nicolas ^a   Rees, Jonathan ^a   Carr, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

histology; rotator Cuff; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 85075560410     PISSN: 17585732     EISSN: 17585740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5740.2009.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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