The Results of Repair of Massive Tears of the Rotator Cuff*†
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- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 82 (4) , 505-515
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200004000-00006
Abstract
Background:Massive tears of the tendons of the rotator cuff cause atrophy and fatty degeneration of the rotator cuff muscles and painful loss of function of the shoulder. Repair of massive rotator cuff tears is often followed by retears of the tendons, additional muscular degeneration, and aKeywords
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