Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 705-711 , September 2004

A serial comparison of arthroscopic repairs for partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears

  • Jin-Young Park, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Chonan, Korea.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Jin-Young Park, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, 16–5 Anseo-dong, Chonan City, Choongnam 330–715, Republic of Korea.
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  • Kyung-Tae Chung, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Chonan, Korea.
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  • Moon-Jib Yoo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Chonan, Korea.

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PII: S0749-8063(04)00598-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.06.013

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 705-711 , September 2004

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