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Glenohumeral interposition of a torn rotator cuff in a young motorcyclist
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstrasse 200 A, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany. markus.rickert@ok.uni-heidelberg.de
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|February 4, 2006
Abstract:
This report describes the rare case of a traumatic rotator cuff tear in a young patient which led to a pseudo-paralyzed shoulder by interposition of the tendon stump into the glenohumeral joint. The patient underwent an open rotator cuff repair and regained an almost normal shoulder function after 12 weeks. A review of the literature is presented.
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