The extent of a focal tendon abnormality was intrasubstance in none (0%) of 16 patients with full-thickness tears, one (20%) of five patients with bursal surface partial-thickness tears, two (20%) of 10 patients with articular surface partial-thickness tears, and two (15%) of 13 patients with tendons without tear.
1 Adequate Intake (AI), where no RDA has been established, but the amount established is somewhat less firmly believed to be adequate for everyone in the demographic group.  Tolerable upper intake levels (UL), to caution against excessive intake of nutrients (like vitamin A) that can be harmful in large amounts.
Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) items have been validated as general measures of global QOL dimensional constructs in numerous settings [ 9 â 13 ]. The acronym LASA actually only refers to the type of response scale, but has come to be associated with simple single-item PRO measures in clinical research.