Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 163-171 , March 2009

Neer Award 2007: Reversion of structural muscle changes caused by chronic rotator cuff tears using continuous musculotendinous traction. An experimental study in sheep

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 This study received the Charles Neer Award at the annual American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 2007.

 This study was funded by the Swiss National Research Foundation, No. 320-113424/1. Further support was received from the RosOrtho Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland.

PII: S1058-2746(08)00548-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.09.003

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 163-171 , March 2009

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