Massive and Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears From Basic Science to Adv
This book offers a truly comprehensive overview of the understanding and treatment of massive and irreparable rotator cuff tears, a painful and disabling shoulder condition that continues to pose major challenges. A thorough examination of basic scie
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Massive and Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears
Nuno Sampaio Gomes Ladislav Kovačič Frank Martetschläger Giuseppe Milano Editors
Massive and Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears From Basic Science to Advanced Treatments
Editors Nuno Sampaio Gomes Hospital das Forças Armadas and Hospital da Luz Porto Portugal
Ladislav Kovačič Department of Traumatology University Medical Centre Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia
Frank Martetschläger ATOS Klinik München Deutsches Schulterzentrum München Germany
Giuseppe Milano Department of Orthopaedics University of Brescia Brescia Italy
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Foreword
It is a pleasure to introduce this well done and much needed text on the rotator cuff. My friends and colleagues Drs. Gomes, Kovačič, Martetschlager, and Milano are all internationally recognized experts in the management of disorders of the rotator cuff. Injuries to the shoulder are quite common, but unfortunately our patients often delay treatment until the shoulder becomes severely dysfunctional. The severely dysfuncti
