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Rotator Cuff Disorders

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  1. Andrews JR, ed. (2005). Impingement syndrome, Procedure-subacromial bursa injection, Overhead throwing shoulder, and Rotator cuff tears sections of Shoulder. In LY Griffin, ed., Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care, 3rd ed., pp. 188–193. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Academy of Pediatrics.

  2. Mantone JK, et al. (2000). Nonoperative treatment of rotator cuff tears. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 31(2): 295–311.

  3. Gerdesmeyer L, et al. (2003). Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic calcifying tendonitis of the rotator cuff. JAMA, 290(19): 2573–2580.

Other Works Consulted

  • Devinney DS, et al. (2005). Surgery of shoulder arthritis. In WJ Koopman, LW Moreland, eds., Arthritis and Allied Conditions, 15th ed., vol. 1, pp. 995–1015. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Husni EM, Donohue JP (2005). Painful shoulder and reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. In WJ Koopman, LW Moreland, eds., Arthritis and Allied Conditions, 15th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2133–2151. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Krishnan SG, Hawkins RJ (2003). Rotator cuff and impingement lesions in adult and adolescent athletes. In JC DeLee, D Drez Jr., eds., DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Principles and Practice, 2nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 1065–1095. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

  • Morrison DS, et al. (2000). Shoulder impingement. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 31(2): 285–293.

  • Yamaguchi K (2001). Mini-open rotator cuff repair: An updated perspective. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Instructional Course Lectures, 50: 53–61.

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Last Updated: February 08, 2008
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