Subacromial balloon spacer for irreparable rotator cuff tears

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Intervention Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK; Kellogg College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK. Electronic address: david.beard@ndorms.ox.ac.uk.
² Malawi University of Science and Technology, Limbe, Malawi.

Comment

David Beard et al. Lancet. 2022.

. 2022 May 21;399(10339):1920-1921.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00733-4. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

¹ Surgical Intervention Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK; Kellogg College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK. Electronic address: david.beard@ndorms.ox.ac.uk.
² Malawi University of Science and Technology, Limbe, Malawi.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests.

Subacromial balloon spacer for irreparable rotator cuff tears of the shoulder (START:REACTS): a group-sequential, double-blind, multicentre randomised controlled trial.
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