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ISAKOS Classification System for Rotator Cuff Tears

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Many classification systems have been used to describe rotator cuff tears in the worldwide orthopaedic literature. However, there is not one current standard classification that includes all the types of rotator cuff tears, describes its key characteristics or is universally utilized.

ISAKOS Upper Extremity and Anthroscopy Committee: Emilio Calvo, Kevin Shea, Benno Ejnisman, Guillermo Arce, W. Ben Kibler, Felix Savoie III, Alberto Pochini, Eiji Itoi, Hiroyuki Sugaya, Giovanni Di Giacomo, Yon Sik Yoo, Dan Guttmann, Tom Ludvigsen, Augustus Mazzocca, Gregory Bain, John Uribe, Matthew Provencher, Jaap Willems, Francisco Vergara

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  1. Shoulder and Elbow Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz—Capio, Av. Reyes Catolicos 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    Emilio Calvo and the ISAKOS Upper Extremity and Anthroscopy Committees

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  1. de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Instituto Argentino, Marcelo T. de Alvear 2400, Buenos Aires, 1122, Argentina

    Guillermo Arce

  2. Parkens Private Hospital, Oestre Alle 42, 3rd, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

    Klaus Bak

  3. Health Center, University of Connecticut, Farmington Avenue 263, Farmington, 06034-4037, Connecticut, USA

    Kevin P Shea

  4. School of Medicine, Tulane University, Tulane Avenue, SL32 1430, New Orleans, 70112, Louisiana, USA

    Felix Savoie III

  5. Shoulder Center of Kentucky, Market St. 240, Lexington, 40507, Kentucky, USA

    William Benjamin Kibler

  6. , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku 1-1, Sendai, 980-8574, Miyagi, Japan

    Eiji Itoi

  7. Health Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington Avenue 263, Farmington, 06034, Connecticut, USA

    Augustus D. Mazzocca

  8. Health Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington Avenue 263, Farmington, 06034, Connecticut, USA

    Knut Beitzel

  9. Reconstruction Surgery Unit, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder and Elbow, Valle de la Fuenfria 10, Madrid, 28034, Spain

    Emilio Calvo

  10. CETE-UNIFESP-EPM, Rua Vanderley 466AP 232, São Paulo, 5011001, São Paulo, Brazil

    Benno Ejnisman

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Calvo and the ISAKOS Upper Extremity and Anthroscopy Committees, E. (2013). ISAKOS Classification System for Rotator Cuff Tears. In: Arce, G., et al. Shoulder Concepts 2013: Consensus and Concerns. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38097-6_3

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