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SUBMITTER: Osti L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2899299 | biostudies-other | 2010 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Osti Leonardo L Papalia Rocco R Paganelli Massimo M Denaro Enzo E Maffulli Nicola N
International orthopaedics 20090508 3
We compared the clinical and quality of life related outcome of rotator cuff repair performed using either a mini-open or an arthroscopic technique for rotator cuff tears of less than 3 cm. The records of 64 patients who underwent rotator cuff repair between September 2003 and September 2005 were evaluated. Thirty-two patients underwent a mini-open rotator cuff repair, and 32 patients underwent an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. The mean follow-up period was 31 months in the mini-open group an ...[more]