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Title
Associations between body-mass index and surgery for rotator cuff tendinitis.
Authors
Wendelboe, Aaron M; Hegmann, Kurt T; Gren, Lisa H; Alder, Stephen C; White, George L, Jr; Lyon, Joseph L
Abstract
Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a common entity. We hypothesized that obesity, because of biomechanical and systemic risk factors, increases the risks of rotator cuff tendinitis, tears, and related surgical procedures.
Publication
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 2004, Vol 86, Issue 4, p743