A Changing View: How Should We Define Our Goals with Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment?: Commentary on an article by Stefan Moosmayer, MD, PhD, et al.: "At a 10-Year Follow-up, Tendon Repair Is Superior to Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Small and Medium-Sized Rotator Cuff Tears"

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Comment

Jay D Keener. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019.

. 2019 Jun 19;101(12):e57.

doi: 10.2106/JBJS.19.00325.

¹ Shoulder and Elbow Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Comment on

At a 10-Year Follow-up, Tendon Repair Is Superior to Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Small and Medium-Sized Rotator Cuff Tears.
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