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Complications in Rotator Cuff Treatment (ICL 21)

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Abstract

Arthroscopic rotator cuff reconstruction (ARCR) is a challenging operative procedure in the treatment of symptomatic cuff tears. The literature does not consistently report on surgical complications after this procedure.

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  1. Marienkrankenhaus Düsseldorf- Kaiserswerth, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Wolfgang Nebelung MD, PhD

  2. Clinique Generale, Annecy, France

    Bruno Toussaint MD

  3. Shouldercare, Berne, Switzerland

    Eduard Buess MD

  4. Asklepios Clinic Birkenwerder, Birkenwerder, Germany

    Karsten Labs MD, PhD

  5. St. Vincent Shoulder & Sports Clinic, Vienna, Austria

    Leo Pauzenberger & Philipp R. Heuberer

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  1. Med.Dir.Uni.Hosp.Brande."The.Fon.Med.Sch, Dept.ofOrtho.&Traumato.Cen.of Jt.Replac., Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany

    Roland Becker

  2. Academic Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery, AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs

  3. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

    Pablo E. Gelber

  4. Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Monza, Italy

    Matteo Denti

  5. Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Clinique d'Eich, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    Romain Seil

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Nebelung, W., Toussaint, B., Buess, E., Labs, K., Pauzenberger, L., Heuberer, P.R. (2016). Complications in Rotator Cuff Treatment (ICL 21). In: Becker, R., Kerkhoffs, G., E. Gelber, P., Denti, M., Seil, R. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49114-0_18

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