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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 86, 2015 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

High incidence of acute full-thickness rotator cuff tears

A population-based prospective study in a Swedish Community

Knut Espen AagaardDepartment of Orthopedics, Skånevård Sund, Region Skåne;;Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Sweden;Correspondence[email protected]
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Fikri Abu-ZidanTrauma Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karl LunsjoDepartment of Orthopedics, Skånevård Sund, Region Skåne;Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 558-562 | Received 30 Sep 2014, Accepted 20 Dec 2014, Published online: 01 Sep 2015

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