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• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 15. Back and Neck Pain: Table of contents
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Pain in the Neck and Shoulder: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 316. Periarticular Disorders of the Extremities: Table of contents
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Tendinitis and Impingement Syndrome: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
• Harris: Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section V - Evaluation of Generalized and Localized Symptoms: Access document
    • Chapter 38 - Shoulder Pain: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Anatomy and Function: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document
      • Intrinsic Factors Causing Shoulder Pain: Access document
      • Extrinsic or Regional Factors Causing Shoulder Pain: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Browner: Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction, 3rd ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section IV - Upper Extremity
    • Chapter 44 - Proximal Humeral Fractures and Glenohumeral Dislocations: Access document
      • Part I Essential Principles: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics: Access document
        • Evaluation of an Acutely Injured Shoulder: Access document
        • Differential Diagnosis: Access document
        • Surgical Treatment of Proximal Humeral and Glenohumeral Injuries: Access document
        • Outcome Evaluation: Access document
        • References: Access document
      • Part II Proximal Humeral Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations: Access document
        • Associated Injuries: Access document
• Canale: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics 10th Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 1 - Surgical Techniques and Approaches: Access document
    • Surgical Approaches: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Shoulder: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 24 - Nontraumatic Soft Tissue Disorders: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Painful Paraarticular Calcifications: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 44 - Shoulder and Elbow Injuries: Access document
    • Shoulder Injuries: Access document
• DeLee: DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2nd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 21 - Shoulder: Access document
    • Section A Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Shoulder: Access document
      • 1. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Adult Shoulder: Access document
        • Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics: Access document
        • Kinematics and Muscle Function of the Shoulder: Access document
        • Summary: Access document
        • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Section K Superior Labral Injuries: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Anatomy: Access document
      • Pathoanatomy: Access document
      • Biomechanics: Access document
      • Mechanism of Injury: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document
      • Pathomechanics: Access document
      • Treatment: Access document
      • Conclusions: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Section L Rotator Cuff and Impingement Lesions in Adult and Adolescent Athletes: Access document
      • Historical Review: Access document
      • Epidemiology: Access document
      • Current Concepts and Controversies: Access document
      • Pertinent Anatomy: Access document
      • Relevant Biomechanics: Access document
      • Clinical Evaluation: Access document
      • Treatment Options: Access document
      • Types of Treatment: Access document
      • Postoperative Management and Rehabilitation: Access document
      • Criteria for Return to Sports Participation: Access document
      • Authors' Preferred Method of Treatment: Access document
      • Authors' Preferred Method of Nonoperative Management: Access document
      • Authors' Preferred Method of Surgical Management: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
  • Chapter 23 - Elbow and Forearm: Access document
    • Section C Throwing Injuries: Access document
      • 1. Throwing Injuries in the Adult: Access document
        • Introduction and Basic Science: Access document
        • Evaluation: Access document
        • Shoulder Disorders in Throwers: Access document
        • Summary: Access document
        • References: Access document
• Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section I - Diseases and Disorders: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Syndrome: Access document
• Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 125 - Disorders of the Shoulder: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Anatomy: Access document
    • Patient Evaluation: Access document
    • The Painful Shoulder: Access document
    • Supraspinatus Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, and Rotator Cuff Lesions: Access document
    • Shoulder Arthrocentesis and Intraarticular Injection: Access document
  • Chapter 143 - Sports Medicine: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Guidelines for Fitness Training: Access document
    • Athletic Injuries: Access document
    • Rehabilitation: Access document
    • Special Needs: Access document
    • Medical Considerations: Access document
• MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
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• Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: Table of contents
  • Shoulder Index: List of documents
    • Anatomy of Rotator Cuff: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Tears: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Tears: Partial Rotator Cuff Tear: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequency of Tears: Access document
    • Diff Dx of Rotator Cuff Tear: Access document
    • X-ray Findings in Rotator Cuff Tears / Impingement Syndrome: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Tears: Non Operative Treatment: Access document
    • Repair of Supraspinatus / Infraspinatus Tear: Access document
    • Management of Massive RTC Tear: Access document
    • Mobilization of Supraspinatus for Repair: Access document
    • Failed Acromioplasty / Rotator Cuff Surgery: Access document
• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 49: Approach to the Patient with Joint Disease: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Physical Examination: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Shoulder: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document
      • Differentiating Inflammatory and Noninflammatory Joint Disease: Access document
  • Chapter 62: Common Sports Injuries: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Tendinitis: Access document
• Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
  • Chapter 16: Orthopedics: Table of contents
    • Shoulder Pain: Access document
• Sports Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: Access document
  • Supraspinatus Tendonitis: Access document
  • Infraspinatus Syndrome: Access document
  • Swimmer's Shoulder: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 46 - Shoulder: Access document
    • Perspective: Access document
    • Principles of Disease: Access document
    • Clinical Features: Access document
    • Diagnostic Strategies: Access document
    • Specific Injuries: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document
• Emergency Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries: Access document

Geriatrics Resources   See also General Geriatrics Resources

• Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Table of contents
  • Chapter 51. Local Joint, Tendon, and Bursa Disorders: Access document
    • Rotator Cuff Tears: Access document

Radiology Resources     See also General Radiology Resources

• Canale: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics 10th Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 2 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Types of MRI Scans: Access document
    • Shoulder: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Mettler: Essentials of Radiology 2nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 8 - Skeletal System: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Shoulder and Humerus: Access document
      • Normal Anatomy and Imaging: Access document
      • Shoulder Pain and Degenerative Changes: Access document
• Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging 4th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 84B - Joint Disease: MRI Aspects: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Shoulder: Access document
      • Imaging Protocol: Access document
      • Anatomy: Access document
      • Pathology: Access document
        • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome and Rotator Cuff Tears: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Suggested Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 78 - Skeletal Trauma: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Imaging Techniques: Access document
    • General Considerations: Access document
    • Appendicular Skeleton: Access document
      • Fracture Description: Access document
      • Specific Injuries: Access document
        • The Shoulder: Access document
    • Acknowledgements: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
• Radiology (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Injury (MRI): Access document
  • Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Injury (Ultrasonography): Access document
• Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: Table of contents
  • Shoulder Index: List of documents
    • X-ray Findings in Rotator Cuff Tears / Impingement Syndrome: Access document
• Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton (UW Radiology): Table of contents
  • Shoulder: Table of contents
• MedPix Medical Image Database: Homepage
  • Musculoskeletal: List of documents
    • Rotator Cuff Tear: Access document

Physical/Rehabilitation Medicine Resources

• Frontera: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1st Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section 1 - Musculoskeletal Disorders
    • Shoulder
      • Chapter 16 - Rotator Cuff Tendinitis: Access document
      • Chapter 17 - Rotator Cuff Tear: Access document
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Rotator Cuff Disease: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Rotator Cuff (Keyword search): List of documents
  • Arm Injuries (MeSH browse): List of documents

News Resources

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
  • Orthopaedics News: List of documents
    • Rotator Cuff (Keyword search): List of documents
• MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Today in Medicine: Table of content (scroll down to Orthopedics)

Miscellaneous Rotator Cuff Disease Clinical Resources

• HealthWeb: Homepage
  • Orthopedics: Table of contents
    • Clinical Resources: List of documents
    • Educational Resources: List of documents
    • Organizations: List of documents
    • Online Journals: List of documents
    • Communication: List of documents
    • Academic Institutions: List of documents
    • Conferences and Events: List of documents
    • Consumer Health Resources: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Orthopedics
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