Increasing incidence of rotator cuff repairs—A nationwide registry study in Finland

Background Rotator cuff repair incidence rates have reportedly increased in the United States and England. Here we analyzed nationwide data relating to rotator cuff repairs recorded in the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR). Methods The NHDR was reviewed to identify adult patients w...

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Published in:	BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 189
Main Authors:	Paloneva, Juha, Lepola, Vesa, Äärimaa, Ville, Joukainen, Antti, Ylinen, Jari, Mattila, Ville M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 12.08.2015 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Epidemiology Female Finland - epidemiology Hospitalization - trends Humans Incidence Internal Medicine Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Musculoskeletal diseases Orthopedics Physical therapy Registries Rehabilitation Research Article Retrospective Studies Rheumatology Rotator cuff Rotator Cuff - surgery Rotator Cuff Injuries Sports Medicine Systematic review Trends Young Adult United Kingdom Finland Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair Biceps Tendon Private Health Care Rotator Cuff Repair
ISSN:	1471-2474, 1471-2474
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