S M H Jafri, Waseem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Pervaiz, Abdul Ghaffar, Sohail Raziq.
Surgical Repairs of the Rotator Cuff Tears.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;8(1):8-10.

Evaluation of 15 cases who under went surgical rotator cuff repair is presented. This study extends from 1995 to 2001. Cases operated by senior author have been included in this study. The follow up ranges from 9 months to 4 years. Evaluation includes study as regard to pain relief, range of motion and strength achieved after surgery. In all cases acromion-plasty was done. Rotator cuff problem is a well known cause of pain and disability in shoulder especially in old age. Good results after surgical repair of rupture rotator cuff have been well documented. To our best knowledge this is the first study in this country about results of surgical rotator cuff repair.

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