Evaluation of the results from arthroscopic surgical treatment of rotator cuff injuries in patients aged 65 years and over

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the results from arthroscopic surgical treatment of rotator cuff injuries in patients aged 65 years and over.METHODS: Between 1998 and 2009, 168 patients underwent operations. Five cases were excluded. The remaining 163 patients were stratified according to their age group: 6...

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Main Authors: Alberto Naoki Miyazaki, Luciana Andrade da Silva, Pedro Doenux Santos, Sergio Luiz Checchia, Carina Cohen, Taís Stedile Busin Giora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000300305&lng=en&tlng=en