Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 670-673 , June 2007

Clinical Evidence Shows No Difference Between Single- and Double-Row Repair for Rotator Cuff Tears

  • Daniel J. Reardon, B.Sc.(Hons), M.B.Ch.B.
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  • Nicola Maffulli, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Nicola Maffulli, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(Orth), Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Keele University School of Medicine, North Staffordshire Hospital, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 7QB, England.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.01.031

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 670-673 , June 2007

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