Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 165-172 , February 2001

Repair of rotator cuff tears in golfers

Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 17, 1999.

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doi: 10.1053/jars.2001.19654

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 165-172 , February 2001

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