Open AccessSimultaneous repair of chronic full-thickness rotator cuff tears during fixation of proximal humerus fractures and clinical results
Author(s) -
Neslihan Aksu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.3944/aott.2010.2295
Subject(s) - medicine , rotator cuff , tears , surgery , deltoid curve , humerus , rotator cuff injury , fixation (population genetics) , population , environmental health
We investigated the incidence of chronic rotator cuff tears encountered during fixation of proximal humerus fractures with locking plate-screw systems, and evaluated the functional results of simultaneous surgical repair of these injuries.
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