Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 164-172 , March 2006

Tension-free cuff repairs with excision of macroscopic tendon lesions and muscular advancement: Results in a prospective series with limited fatty muscular degeneration

  • D. Goutallier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Henri-Mondor Hospital, University of Paris, Créteil Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Daniel Goutallier, MD, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51 Avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 9410 Créteil Cedex, France
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  • J.M. Postel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Henri-Mondor Hospital, University of Paris, Créteil Cedex, France
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  • S. Van Driessche, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Henri-Mondor Hospital, University of Paris, Créteil Cedex, France
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  • D. Godefroy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Radiologie de Paris, Paris, France
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  • C. Radier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Henri-Mondor Hospital, University of Paris, Créteil Cedex, France

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PII: S1058-2746(05)00217-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.07.008

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 164-172 , March 2006

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