A PROSPECTIVE MULTIPRACTICE INVESTIGATION OF PATIENTS WITH FULL-THICKNESS ROTATOR CUFF TEARS
Authors:
- Douglas T. HarrymanDHDouglas T. Harryman
- Carolyn M. HettrichCHCarolyn M. Hettrich
- Kevin L. SmithKSKevin L. Smith
- Barry CampbellBCBarry Campbell
- John A. SidlesJSJohn A. Sidles
- Frederick A. MatsenFMFrederick A. Matsen
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 85 (4) , 690-696
Abstract
. The goals of the present prospective multipractice study were to use patient self-assessment questionnaires (1) to identify some of the characteristics of patients with rotator cuff tears, other than the size of the cuff tear, that are correlated with shoulder function, and (2) to determine whether there are significant differences in these characteristics among patients from the practices of different surgeons....Keywords
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