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Epidemiology and Demographics of the Rotator Cuff Tear

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Rotator Cuff Tear

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A lot of epidemiologic studies have been carried out to determinate the prevalence and incidence of the rotator cuff tear, the average age of the patients affected, the work activities that cause the lesion and a possible sex-linked predisposition. These works have been performed on cadavers, on healthy people, and on patients with shoulder pain.

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Gumina, S., Passaretti, D., Candela, V. (2017). Epidemiology and Demographics of the Rotator Cuff Tear. In: Gumina, S. (eds) Rotator Cuff Tear. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33355-7_4

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