Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 282-289 , March 2009

The Effect of Anterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears on Glenohumeral Translation

  • Wei-Ren Su, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jeffrey E. Budoff, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Jeffrey E. Budoff, M.D., 6620 Main St, 13th Floor, Houston, TX 77030, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • Zong-Ping Luo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Received 5 May 2008 ,Accepted 5 October 2008.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(08)00768-8

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.10.005

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 282-289 , March 2009

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