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Latissimus dorsi transfer for treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears

Massive rotator cuff tendon ruptures are not uncommon in older patients. We propose the transfer of the latissimus dorsi muscle for treatment of irreparable ruptures associated with functional impairment and chronic pain. Five women and 11 men were so treated and reviewed with an average follow-up o...

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Main Authors: Weening, Alexander A., Willems, W. Jaap
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2989083/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20155494
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-010-0970-3
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