Table of Contents
Chapter 1
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Anatomy and embryology
Francisco Forriol
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Campos, Research Unit FREMAP Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Chapter 2
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Surgical anatomy and rotator cuff tear pattern
Francesco Franceschi, Bio
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Medico University, Rome, Italy
Chapter 3
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Why does it fail? The pathophysiology of rotator cuff disease
Gerald R Williams, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
Chapter 4
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Epidemiology and
genetic basis of rotator cuff pathology
Nicola Maffulli, London, UK
Chapter 5
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Rotator Cuff biomechanics
Giuseppe Porcellini, D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica, Italy
Chapter 6
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Physical examination
Edward G McFarland, John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, USA
Chapter 7
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Imaging of the rotator cuff
Javier Beltran, New York University, New York, USA
Chapter 8
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Partial rotator cuff tears
Rocco Papalia, Bio
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Medico University, Rome, Italy
Chapter 9
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The overhead athlete
Marc Safran, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
Chapter 10
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SLAP lesions and tendinopathy of the long head of the biceps
Jeffrey S Abrams, Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, Princeton, USA
Chapter 11
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Full thickness rotator cuff tears
Leonardo Osti, Hesperia
Hospital, Modena, Italy
Chapter 12
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Subscapularis tears
Jon J P Warner, Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Chapter 13
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Rotator cuff arthropathy and glenohumeral arthritis: prevention and treatment
Andrea Grasso, Rome, Italy
Chapter 14
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Single vs double row repairs
Joshua S Dines, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA
Chapter 15
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Growth factors and tendon healing
Francesco Oliva, Università degli Studi di Roma, Italy
Chapter 16
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Rotator cuff orthobiologics
Raffaele Garofalo,
Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy
Chapter 17
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Syntheticaugmentation of massive rotator cuff tears
Giuseppe Longo, Bio
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Medico University, Rome, Italy
Chapter 18
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Platelet rich plasma: does it help tendon healing?
Omer Mei Dan, Meir University Hospital, Kfar
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Saba, Israel
Chapter 19
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Outcome measures
Giuseppe Longo, Bio
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Medico University, Rome, Italy
Chapter 20
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Tissue engineering: the future of rotator cuff repair surgery
Scott A Rodeo, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA