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The relevance of long head biceps degeneration in the presence of rotator cuff tears

BACKGROUND: Long head biceps (LHB) degeneration in combination with rotator cuff tears can be a source of chronic shoulder pain. LHB tenotomy is an approved surgical procedure for pain reduction and improvement of joint function, however, the pathophysiology of LHB degeneration is not fully understo...

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Autores principales: Lakemeier, Stefan, Reichelt, Johannes JA, Timmesfeld, Nina, Fuchs-Winkelmann, Susanne, Paletta, Juergen RJ, Schofer, Markus D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20799939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-191