Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 290-299 , May 2006

Cuff integrity after arthroscopic versus open rotator cuff repair: A prospective study

  • Julie Bishop, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbus Bone, Joint & Hand Surgeons, Inc, Columbus, OH, USA
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  • Steven Klepps, MD

      Affiliations

    • Montana Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, Billings, MT, USA
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  • Ian K. Lo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Shoulder Surgery Service, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Justin Bird, MS

      Affiliations

    • Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • James N. Gladstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • Evan L. Flatow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Evan L. Flatow, MD, 5 E 98th St, Box 1188, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY 10029.

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 Supported in part by a Prospective Clinical Research Grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (primary investigator, Evan L. Flatow, MD; 1996-1998; “Surgical repair of the torn rotator cuff tendon: a prospective analysis of function, quality of life, costs and factors that affect these analyses”) and by an Imaging Core Award from the National Institutes of Health and General Clinical Research Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center (primary investigator, Evan L. Flatow, MD).

PII: S1058-2746(05)00294-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.09.017

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 290-299 , May 2006

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