title: The pathogenesis and surgical treatment of tears of the rotator cuff.
abstract: This review discusses the pathogenesis and surgical treatment of tears of the rotator cuff.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oxford University, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK. Jonathan.Rees@ndos.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rees
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery