Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 716-721 , July 2009

Arthroscopic Treatment for Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Shoulder Associated With Massive Rotator Cuff Tear

  • En-Rung Chiang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Hsiao-Li Ma, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Hsiao-Li Ma, M.D., Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd, Shih-Pai, Taipei, Taiwan 112
    • ,
  • Shih-Tien Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Shih-Chieh Hung, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Tain-Hsiung Chen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Received 31 August 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00042-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.01.007

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 716-721 , July 2009

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