Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 491-494 , November 2000

The fate of the coracoacromial ligament in arthroscopic acromioplasty: An anatomical study

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☆ Reprint requests: J. Krishnan, FRACS, Department of Orthopaedics, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.

☆☆ J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2000;9:491-4

PII: S1058-2746(00)62181-X

doi: 10.1067/mse.2000.109319

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 491-494 , November 2000

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