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Genetic influences in the progression of tears of the rotator cuff.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume - 1 Jul 2009
Gwilym S E, Watkins B, Cooper C D, Harvie P, Auplish S, Pollard T C B, Rees J L, Carr A J
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The aim of this study was to investigate genetic influences on the development and progression of tears of the rotator cuff. From a group of siblings of patients with a tear of the rotator cuff and of controls studied five years earlier, we determined the prevalence of tears of the rotator cuff with and without associated symptoms using ultrasound and the Oxford Shoulder Score. In the five years since the...
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