Evaluation of the clinical-functional results from repairing extensive rotator cuff injury with inclusion of the tendon of the long head of the biceps

Evaluation of the clinical-functional results from repairing extensive rotator cuff injury with inclusion of the tendon of the long head of the biceps

OBJECTIVES: To assess the outcomes of the arthroscopic margin convergence of the posterior cuff to the biceps tendon. METHODS: From October 2003 to December 2007, 20 patients with massive rotator cuff tear which include the rotator interval were treated with arthroscopic margin convergence of th...

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Main Authors: Roberto Yukio Ikemoto, Joel Murachovsky, Luis Gustavo Prata Nascimento, Rogério Serpone Bueno, Luiz Henrique Oliveira Almeida, Eric Strose, Alberto Pires de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2013-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Manguito rotador
Artroscopia/métodos
Estudos de avaliação
Rotator cuff
Arthroscopy/methods
Evaluation studies
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