Fig. 1
Percentage of hypercholesterolemia among patients with rotator cuff tear (RCT)/with adhesive capsulitis (AC) and subjects with no shoulder disorders
Fig. 2
Percentage of hypercholesterolemia among patients with rotator cuff tear (RCT), according to the different size of tear
Recently, in an animal model study, Beason et al. [23] have observed that hypercholesterolemia might also have a detrimental biomechanical effect on rat rotator cuff healing.
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