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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
retear .
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Examples
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In the meantime, surgeons are focusing on reducing the incidence of retears, in part by better educating patients about the importance of the rehabilitation process.
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And researchers have studied the use of grafts made from pig intestine to help regenerate tissue in the rotator-cuff tendons and avoid retears.
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Graft retears are more frequent with the increasing number of ACL reconstructions.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Yoshinari Tanaka 2010
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Mean duration between primary ACL reconstruction and incidence of retears was 11.7 months.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Yoshinari Tanaka 2010
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The present study aimed to examine the incidence of retears in competitive female basketball players.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Yoshinari Tanaka 2010
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We observed a high incidence of ACL graft retears in competitive female basketball players, as previously reported.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Yoshinari Tanaka 2010
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We investigated incidence, mechanism, and patient characteristics of ACL graft retears.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Yoshinari Tanaka 2010
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