Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 8 , Pages 1210-1217 , December 2010

Repair results of 2-tendon rotator cuff tears utilizing the transosseous equivalent technique

  • Paul M. Sethi, MD

      Affiliations

    • ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education, Greenwich, CT, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Paul M Sethi, MD, 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06830.
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  • Benjamin C. Noonan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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  • James Cunningham, MD

      Affiliations

    • ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education, Greenwich, CT, USA
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  • Evan Shreck

      Affiliations

    • ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education, Greenwich, CT, USA
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  • Seth Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education, Greenwich, CT, USA

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 IRB approval: Greenwich Hospital IRB # 2007006.

PII: S1058-2746(10)00186-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.03.018

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 8 , Pages 1210-1217 , December 2010

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