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Microfractures at the rotator cuff footprint reduce short term pain following repair

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February 2014

Microfractures at the rotator cuff footprint reduce short term pain following repair

Vol: 3| Issue: 2| Number:33| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:N/A
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Microfractures at the rotator cuff footprint: a randomised controlled study

Int Orthop. 2013 Nov;37(11):2165-71

Contributing Authors:
L Osti A Del Buono N Maffulli

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57 patients who were scheduled to receive arthroscopic repair of full thickness rotator cuff tears between 2008 and 2009 were randomly assigned into 1 of 2 groups to determine if the introduction of microfractures to arthroscopic rotator cuff repair improved clinical function and imaging outcomes when compared to arthroscopic repair alone. The results of the study indicated that microfractures at ...

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