Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 179-184 , March 2003

The effect of infraspinatus disruption on glenohumeral torque and superior migration of the humeral head: A biomechanical study

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☆ Supported by National Institutes of Health grant No. AR41171 and Mayo Foundation. N.M. was supported in part by Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Shawn W. O'Driscoll, MD, PhD, Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. (E-mail: odriscoll.shawn@mayo.edu).

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doi: 10.1067/mse.2003.9

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 179-184 , March 2003

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