Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2003

Pectoralis major transfer for anterior-superior subluxation in massive rotator cuff insufficiency

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 Reprint requests: Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Suite 11300, West Pavilion St. Louis, MO 63110 (E-mail: galatzl@msnotes.wustl.edu).

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doi: 10.1067/mse.2003.128137

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2003