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Prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears in the general population: From mass-screening in one village.

H. Minagawa, N. Yamamoto, H. Abe, Masashi Fukuda, Nobutoshi Seki, Kazuma Kikuchi, H. Kijima, E. Itoi

2013.3.1Journal of Orthopaedics

DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2013.01.008

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The prevalence of rotator cuff tear in the general population was 22.1%, which increased with age, and asymptomatic tear was twice as common as symptomatic tear.

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MINAGAWA, H., et al. Prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears in the general population: From mass-screening in one village. Journal of Orthopaedics, 2013, 10 1: 8–12.