Arthroscopic Repair for Chronic Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review.

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To systematically review the available evidence for arthroscopic repair of chronic massive rotator cuff tears and identify patient demographics, pre- and post-operative functional limitations, reparability and repair techniques, and retear rates.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Arthroscopy

Title: Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1526-3231

ISSN (Print): 0749-8063

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2015

Volume: 31

Issue: 12

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[1 ] Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[2 ] Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[3 ] Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: jchahal@utosm.com.

[4 ] University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

[5 ] St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Publisher Item ID: S0749-8063(15)00569-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2015.06.038

PubMed ID: 26364549

SO-VID: 6ef5392b-a591-4ad0-9a7b-6b126f4ebd6e

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