Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 6-8 , January 2003

Relationship between os acromiale and acromioclavicular joint anatomic position

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☆ Reprint requests: Stefano Gumina, MD, Via Tacito 74, 00193, Rome, Italy (E-mail: s.gumina@tiscalinet.it).

PII: S1058-2746(02)86880-X

doi: 10.1067/mse.2003.128136

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 6-8 , January 2003

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