Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 117-121 , March 2003

Failure of polymerized lactic acid tacks in shoulder surgery

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☆ Reprint requests: John E. Zvijac, MD, UHZ Sports Medicine Institute, 1150 Campo Sano Ave, Suite 200, Coral Gables, FL 33146. (E-mail: jzvijac@uhzsmi.com).

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doi: 10.1067/mse.2003.16

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 117-121 , March 2003

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