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Preoperative Shoulder Injections are Associated with Increased Risk of Subsequent Revision Rotator Cuff Repair

OBJECTIVES: Corticosteroid injections (CSI) are frequently utilized in the nonoperative management of rotator cuff tears. However, recent literature suggests that injections may reduce biomechanical strength of tendons and ligaments in animal models and increase the risk of postoperative infections...

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Autores principales: Traven, Sophia A., Brinton, Daniel, Simpson, Kit, Adkins, Zachary, Althoff, Alyssa, Palsis, John Andrew, Ashford, William, Slone, Harris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882001/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967118S00006