Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 491-494, April 2012

Long-term follow-up of cases of rotator cuff tear treated conservatively

  • Hiroaki Kijima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ugo Municipal Hospital, Ugo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hiroaki Kijima, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ugo Municipal Hospital, 44-5 Ohdomichi, Nishimonai, Ugo, Akita 012-1131, Japan.
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  • Hiroshi Minagawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Joto Orthopedic Clinic, Akita, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomio Nishi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ugo Municipal Hospital, Ugo, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuma Kikuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ugo Municipal Hospital, Ugo, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoichi Shimada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan

published online 24 January 2012.

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 Institutional review board approval for this study was obtained from our institution.

PII: S1058-2746(11)00509-X

doi:10.1016/j.jse.2011.10.012

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 491-494, April 2012

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