Journal:
:the archives of bone and joint surgery
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paolo consigliere owley bristow orthopaedic unit, ashford and st peter’s
hospitals nhs ft, chertsey, surrey, uk
ioannis polyzois owley bristow orthopaedic unit, ashford and st peter’s
hospitals nhs ft, chertsey, surrey, uk
tanaya sarkhel owley bristow orthopaedic unit, ashford and st peter’s
hospitals nhs ft, chertsey, surrey, uk
rohit gupta owley bristow orthopaedic unit, ashford and st peter’s
hospitals nhs ft, chertsey, surrey, uk
ofer levy the reading shoulder unit, royal berkshire nhs
foundation trust, berkshire, uk
a ali narvani owley bristow orthopaedic unit, ashford & st peter’s
hospitals nhs ft, chertsey, london, uk
background: recurrence rate of rotator cuff tears is still high despite the improvements of surgical techniques, materials used and a better knowledge of the healing process of the rotator cuff tendons. large to massive rotator cuff tears are particularly associated with a high failure rate, especially in elderly. augmentation of rotator cuff repairs with extracellular matrix or synthetic patch...