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Comment
. 2015 Nov 4;97(21):e70.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.O.00794.

Initial Nonoperative Care Is Reasonable for Older Patients: Commentary on an article by Juha Kukkonen, MD, PhD, et al.: "Treatment of Nontraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears. A Randomized Controlled Trial with Two Years of Clinical and Imaging Follow-up"

Ken Yamaguchi  1
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Initial Nonoperative Care Is Reasonable for Older Patients: Commentary on an article by Juha Kukkonen, MD, PhD, et al.: "Treatment of Nontraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears. A Randomized Controlled Trial with Two Years of Clinical and Imaging Follow-up"

Ken Yamaguchi. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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