Time-dependent changes after latissimus dorsi transfer: tenodesis or tendon transfer?

Background: Transfer of the latissimus dorsi tendon to the posterosuperior part of the rotator cuff is an option in active patients with massive rotator cuff tears to restore shoulder elevation and external rotation. However, it is unknown whether this treatment prevents progression of cuff tear art...

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Published in:Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research® Vol. 472; no. 12; pp. 3880 - 3889
Main Authors: Ersen, Ali, Ozben, Hakan, Demirhan, Mehmet, Atalar, Ata Can, Kapicioglu, Mehmet, Erşen, Ali, Kapıcıoğlu, Mehmet
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Dec2014
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