The use of a patch to augment rotator cuff surgery - A survey of UK shoulder and elbow surgeons
The use of a patch to augment rotator cuff surgery - A survey of UK shoulder and elbow surgeons
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Baldwin, M J , Nagra, N S , Merritt, N , Rees, J L , Carr, A J , Rangan, A , Thomas, M , Beard, D J , Cooper, C , Kottam, L and Cook, J A
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Rotator cuff tears are a common cause of shoulder pain and can result in prolonged periods of pain, disability and absence from work. Rotator cuff repair surgery is increasingly used in an attempt to resolve symptoms but has failure rates of around 40%. There is a pressing need to improve the outcome of rotator cuff repairs. Patch augmentation incr...
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The use of a patch to augment rotator cuff surgery - A survey of UK shoulder and elbow surgeons
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2385711198
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2385711198
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0230235
