Atrophy of the rotator cuff muscles and site of cuff tears.

We determined the relationship between the site of rotator cuff tears and atrophy of the cuff muscles. 28 shoulders (28 patients) had rotator cuff tears: 19 isolated tears of the supraspinatus tendon (isolated-tear group) and 9 combined tears of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons (combined-...

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Published in:Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 40 - 44
Main Authors: Shimizu T, Itoi E, Minagawa H, Pradhan RL, Wakabayashi I, Sato K
Format: diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2002
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