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Review
. 2020 Oct 7;102(19):1742-1754.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.00177.

An Update on Surgical Management of the Repairable Large-to-Massive Rotator Cuff Tear

Jonathan A Guevara  1 , Vahid Entezari  1 , Jason C Ho  1 , Kathleen A Derwin  2 , Joseph P Iannotti  1 , Eric T Ricchetti  1
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Review

An Update on Surgical Management of the Repairable Large-to-Massive Rotator Cuff Tear

Jonathan A Guevara et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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