Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2009

After rotator cuff tears, the remaining (intact) tendons are mechanically altered

  • Stephanie M. Perry, PhD

      Affiliations

    • McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Charles L. Getz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD

      Affiliations

    • McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Louis J. Soslowsky, McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 424 Stemmler Hall, 36th and Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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 This study was supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH/NIAMS) and the NIH/NIAMS-sponsored Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders.

PII: S1058-2746(08)00512-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.07.003

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2009

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