Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , January 2003

Stress shielding and bone resorption in shoulder arthroplasty

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☆ Reprint requests: J. Nagels, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Laboratory, B0-Q-56, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands (E-mail: j.nagels@xs4all.nl).

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doi: 10.1067/mse.2003.22

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , January 2003

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