Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e18-e20 , September 2009

Arthroscopic repair of large and massive rotator cuff tears performed under local anaesthesia and sedation

  • Marc Beauchamp, MD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marc Beauchamp, MD, Institut de Chirurgie Spécialisée de Montreal, 6100 Du Boise, Suite 112, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3S 2W1.
  • ,
  • Jean-Denis Roy, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, CHUM, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

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  3. Karkabi S, Besser M, Zinman C. Arthroscopic subacromial decompression performed under local anaesthesia. Arthroscopy. 2005;21:1404 e1, 1404 e2

PII: S1058-2746(09)00036-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.01.007

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e18-e20 , September 2009