Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 218-221 , September 1989

Arthroscopic treatment of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the humeral head

  • James M. Hayes, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to J. M. Hayes, M.D., Orthopaedic Center, 901 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, IL 62702, U.S.A.

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doi: 10.1016/0749-8063(89)90175-8

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 218-221 , September 1989