Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 428-433 , September 2001

Correlation of radiographic and arthroscopic findings with rotator cuff tears and degenerative joint disease

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☆ Reprint requests: Hilary Umans, MD, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467.

PII: S1058-2746(01)12661-3

doi: 10.1067/mse.2001.117123

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 428-433 , September 2001

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