title: AAOS appropriate use criteria: optimizing the management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears.
authors.forename: Ioannis P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Pappou
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Claudius D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.forename: Brandon M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Steen
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Frankle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices