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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1370844 |