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Long-term follow-up of cases of rotator cuff tear treated conservatively
24 January 2012
Hiroaki Kijima, Hiroshi Minagawa, Tomio Nishi, Kazuma Kikuchi, Yoichi Shimada
Background: This study clarified the long-term results of conservative treatment of rotator cuff tears. Materials and methods: This study focused on 103 shoulders diagnosed with rotator cuff tears by ...
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Effect of expectations and concerns in rotator cuff disorders and correlations with preoperative patient characteristics
24 January 2012
Joo Han Oh, Jong Pil Yoon, Jae Yoon Kim, Sae Hoon Kim
Hypothesis: Expectations and concerns affect the patient's postoperative improvement after rotator cuff surgery and are associated with preoperative functional status and sociodemographic factors of t...
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Septic olecranon bursitis, contact dermatitis, and pneumonitis in a gas turbine engine mechanic
24 January 2012
Nathaniel C. Wingert, Marlene DeMaio, Donald W. Shenenberger
In septic olecranon bursitis, a small, flattened, synovial membrane–lined sac overlying the olecranon process becomes symptomatically inflamed. Classic findings include localized tenderness, erythema,...
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The outcome of manipulation under general anesthesia for the management of frozen shoulder in patients with diabetes mellitus
24 January 2012
Emily F. Jenkins, William J.C. Thomas, John P. Corcoran, Ravisankar Kirubanandan, Celia R. Beynon, Adrian E. Sayers, David A. Woods
Hypothesis: Frozen shoulder has a greater incidence, more severe course, and resistance to treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus compared with the general population. We hypothesized that diabe...
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Effect of pretension and suture needle type on mechanical properties of acellular human dermis patches for rotator cuff repair
24 January 2012
Sambit Sahoo, Clay B. Greeson, Jesse A. McCarron, Ryan A. Milks, Amit Aurora, Esteban Walker, Joseph P. Iannotti, Kathleen A. Derwin
Background: Dermal grafts are used for rotator cuff repair and augmentation. Although the in vitro biomechanical properties of dermal grafts have been reported previously, clinical questions related t...
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