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In 1933, Dr. Ernest Amory Codman was the first to note that rotator cuff tears occur in predictable patterns that, once recognized, could be used to optimize management (Codman and DePalma 1984). It appears so clear how crucial it is to find a reliable method of classifying or describing rotator cuff tears, defining its shape and size and the number of involved tendons, to better understand the natural history of rotator cuff pathology and its treatment (Millett and Warth 2014).
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Chillemi, C., Castagna, A., Osimani, M. (2018). Rotator Cuff Tear: Classification System (Arthroscopic). In: Arthroscopic Transosseous Rotator Cuff Repair. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76153-4_2
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