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Increasing age and tear size reduce rotator cuff repair healing rate at 1 year: Data from a large randomized controlled trial

Background and purpose — There is a need to understand the reasons why a high proportion of rotator cuff repairs fail to heal. Using data from a large randomized clinical trial, we evaluated age and tear size as risk factors for failure of rotator cuff repair. Patients and methods — Between 2007 and...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Mustafa S, Cooper, Cushla, Cook, Jonathan, Cooper, David, Dakin, Stephanie G, Snelling, Sarah, Carr, Andrew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5694804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28880113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1370844