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Year |
2004 |
|---|---|
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Question Number |
36. |
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Category |
Shoulder and Elbow |
Question
A 79-year-old man with a long-standing rotator cuff tear reports that the steroid injections he has been receiving no longer provide pain relief. A radiograph is shown in Figure 7. Treatment should now consist of
1- primary rotator cuff repair.
2- rotator cuff repair with an orthobiologic patch.
3- latissimus dorsi transfer.
4- shoulder arthrodesis.
5- humeral head arthroplasty.
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Answer (click for answer)
5
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