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01-06-2010 | Symposium: Current Concepts in Rotator Cuff Disease and Treatment
Current Concepts in Rotator Cuff Disease and Treatment: Editorial Comment
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 6/2010
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Problems with the rotator cuff are pervasive and treatment continues to evolve. It is well known that rotator cuff tear prevalence increases with advancing age. The rotator cuff is central to any discussion focusing on the shoulder and the glenohumeral joint, and therefore it is no surprise that we have devoted a full symposium to this topic. The rotator cuff is a unique musculoskeletal structure. It is the only periarticular structure whose integrity can be repaired in so many different ways (both arthroscopic and open) and whose deficiency can result in such disability and dysfunction that arthroplasty may be subsequently required.
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