1) Andrews JR, et al.: Arthroscopy of the shoulder in the management of partial tears of the rotator cuff: a preliminary report. Arthroscopy, 1985; 1: 117-122.
2) Burkhurt SS, et al.: Reconciling the paradox of rotator cuff repair versus debridement: a unified biomechanical rationale for the treatment of rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopy, 1994; 10: 4-19.
3) Ellman H: Diagnosis and treatment of incomplete rotator cuff tears. Clin Orthop, 1990; 254: 64-74.
4) Fukuda H, et al.: Partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff: a clinicopathological review based on 66 surgically verified cases. Int Orthop, 1996; 20: 257-265.
5) Hamada K, et al.: Intrinsic healing capacity and tearing process of torn supraspinatus tendons: in situ hybridization study of alpha 1 procollagen mRNA. J Orthop Res, 1997; 15: 24-32.