Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 404-420 , April 2003

The disabled throwing shoulder: Spectrum of pathology part I: Pathoanatomy and biomechanics

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doi: 10.1053/jars.2003.50128

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 404-420 , April 2003

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