title: [Surgical therapy and results in rupture of the rotator cuff].
abstract: Follow up evaluations of 57 patients with surgically treated rotator cuff tears are presented and valued with regard to the literature. A short anterior exposure and cuff anchorage to the humerus is the method of choice. Anterior acromioplasty should not be a routine. Attention should be paid to adhesions of the sub-coracoidal space, they should be separated if necessary. Patients being of older age, with a short history and a long time interval between operation and final evaluation do have the best results.
authors: Orthopädischen Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Hermann
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Steiner
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authors: D
authors: von Torklus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Operative Therapie und Ergebnisse bei Rotatorenmanschettenruptur.