BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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The relevance of long head biceps degeneration in the presence of rotator cuff tears

Stefan Lakemeier1*, Johannes JA Reichelt1, Nina Timmesfeld2, Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann1, Juergen RJ Paletta1 and Markus D Schofer1

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1 Department of Orthopedics and Rheumatology, University Hospital Marburg, Germany

2 Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Phillips-University Marburg, Germany

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11:191 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-191

Published: 27 August 2010

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Overview of the included patients. Classification of their shoulder pathology and the mean values for vessel size, vessel density and VEGF expression in the different groups.

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Overview of the included patients suffering from full thickness rotator cuff tears. Mean values for VEGF expression, vessel density and vessel size for the different grades of full thickness rotator cuff tears.

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