Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 309-316 , July 2001

Shape of the acromion: Congenital or acquired—A macroscopic, radiographic, and microscopic study of acromion

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☆ Reprint requests: Nirav N. Shah, MBBS, MS(Orth), MSc(Orth), 42, Sandhurst Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3JT, United Kingdom.

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doi: 10.1067/mse.2001.114681

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 309-316 , July 2001

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