Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 837-846 , September 2010

Surgical treatment of confirmed intratendinous rotator cuff tears: Retrospective analysis after an average of eight years of follow-up

  • Yoshiyasu Uchiyama, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yoshiyasu Uchiyama, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193 Japan.
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  • Kazutoshi Hamada, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hakone Hospital, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Pairoj Khruekarnchana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • Akiyoshi Handa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Tomotaka Nakajima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nakajima Orthopaedic Clinic, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Eiji Shimpuku, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Hiroaki Fukuda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.01.013

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 837-846 , September 2010

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