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Introduction Tears of the subscapularis tendon were first reported by John Gregory Smith in 1834. 1 Then 100 years later, Codman also referenced the subscapularis in his landmark text, 2 along with his description of tears of the
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clinical results after surgical treatment ( 1 ). MRCTs have been defined either according to the number of tendons involved (two or more) ( 2 ) or according to the size of the tear (more than 5 cm) ( 3 ). According to the tendons involved, these tears may
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Excluding shoulder arthroplasty, options considered for irreparable recurrent tears are debridement with possible partial repair, augmentation with scaffolding, or tendon transfers. 10 There are several possible major tendon transfers for irreparable
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shrinkage for treatment of a posterior cruciate ligament tear . Arthroscopy 2003 ; 19 : e1 - e4 . 78 Sharma P , Maffulli N . Tendon injury and tendinopathy: healing and repair . J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 2005 ; 87-A : 187 - 202
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demonstrate partial tears. 12 , 13 Aetiopathogenesis Abductor tendon insufficiency can result in altered lower limb biomechanics. Patients suffering from knee or hip osteoarthritis demonstrated a higher prevalence of abductor pathology. 11 , 14
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biceps tendon tears of 2.55 cases per 100,000 patients in a large population database. 11 Because they only evaluated surgically treated patients, the actual incidence will likely be higher. The vast majority of complete distal biceps tendon ruptures
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most common tear type, occurring after eccentric contraction of the quadriceps muscle. Indirect high-energy trauma: patellar tendon rupture may be a part of multi-ligamentous injury of the knee and may be accompanied by meniscus and cartilage
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Introduction Distal biceps tendon (DBT) conditions are relatively common in middle-aged males. The number of reported DBT tears seems to have increased over the last few years, likely related to better understanding and improved diagnostic
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intact tendon and the lower angles in patients with tendon discontinuity. All shoulders with an acromion angle less than 70° had full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Other authors confirmed these findings. 12 , 15 Fig. 2 The lateral acromion angle
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only 60% of 40 peroneal tendon disorders were accurately diagnosed at the first clinical evaluation. Pathology of the tendons falls into three broad categories: tendinopathy, tendon subluxation and dislocation, and tendon splits and tears. 2 These
