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Effectiveness of open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (UKUFF)

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Aims The appropriate management for patients with a degenerative tear of the rotator cuff remains controversial, but operative treatment, particularly arthroscopic surgery, is increasingly being used. Our aim in this paper was to compare the effectiveness of arthroscopic with open repair of the rotator cuff. Patients and Methods A total of 273 patients were recruited to a randomised comparison trial (136 to arthroscopic surgery and 137 to open surgery) from ... Expand abstract
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1302/0301-620x.99b1.bjj-2016-0424.r1

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
NDORMS
Oxford college:
Worcester College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5940-1464
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
NDORMS
Oxford college:
St Peter's College
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Oxford college:
Pembroke College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1818-5800
Publisher:
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery Publisher's website
Journal:
Bone and Joint Journal Journal website
Volume:
99-B
Issue:
1
Pages:
107-115
Publication date:
2017-01-01
Acceptance date:
2016-09-23
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EISSN:
2049-4408
ISSN:
2049-4394
Pmid:
28053265
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:669955
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uuid:29fcc6fb-cfa2-43c3-8abd-9f3f04dd1620
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pubs:669955
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669955
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2018-07-30

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