Abstract
Classifying a rotator cuff tear, defining its shape and size and the number of involved tendons, allows the etiology of the lesion and the biomechanical principles that cause a tear enlargement to be better understood. Classification also enables the surgeon to acquire data and to communicate clinical and functional results obtained with different treatments to the scientific community, in order to compare his or her data with those of other colleagues.
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Gumina, S., Borroni, M. (2017). Classifications of the Rotator Cuff Tears. In: Gumina, S. (eds) Rotator Cuff Tear. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33355-7_19
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