Rotator Cuff Disorders

References

Citations

  1. Andrews JR, ed. (2005). Impingement syndrome, Procedure—subacromial bursa injection, Overhead throwing shoulder, and Rotator cuff tears sections of Shoulder. In LY Griffin, ed., Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care, 3rd ed., pp. 188–193. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Academy of Pediatrics.

  2. Mantone JK, et al. (2000). Nonoperative treatment of rotator cuff tears. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 31(2): 295–311.

  3. Gerdesmeyer L, et al. (2003). Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic calcifying tendonitis of the rotator cuff. JAMA, 290(19): 2573–2580.

Other Works Consulted

  • Devinney DS, et al. (2005). Surgery of shoulder arthritis. In WJ Koopman, LW Moreland, eds., Arthritis and Allied Conditions, 15th ed., vol. 1, pp. 995–1015. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Husni EM, Donohue JP (2005). Painful shoulder and reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. In WJ Koopman, LW Moreland, eds., Arthritis and Allied Conditions, 15th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2133–2151. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Krishnan SG, Hawkins RJ (2003). Rotator cuff and impingement lesions in adult and adolescent athletes. In JC DeLee, D Drez Jr., eds., DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Principles and Practice, 2nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 1065–1095. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

  • Morrison DS, et al. (2000). Shoulder impingement. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 31(2): 285–293.

  • Yamaguchi K (2001). Mini-open rotator cuff repair: An updated perspective. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Instructional Course Lectures, 50: 53–61.


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Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPHLast Updated: February 8, 2008
Medical Review: William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine
Patrick J. McMahon, MD - Orthopedics

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