Case Reports

Missed Rotator Cuff Tears in Polytraumatized Patients

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If not identified early, rotator cuff tears in polytraumatized patients can become debilitating. Traumatic rotator cuff tears are often massive, and generally retract over a short period of time. If a tear is missed or becomes irreparable, the consequences are profound, and can be devastating, especially to a younger, active person. In this article, we report 2 cases of initially untreated rotator cuff tears in polytraumatized patients and briefly review the literature.


 

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