Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 436-439 , July 2006

Sterile synovio-cutaneous fistula: A potential complication of repair of large and massive rotator cuff tears

  • Richard S. Richards, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Leigh Ann Curl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Claude T. Moorman III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • William J. Mallon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William J. Mallon, MD, Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, 120 William Penn Plaza, Durham, NC 27704.

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PII: S1058-2746(05)00110-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.03.008

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 436-439 , July 2006

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