Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 218-220 , March 2005

Acute subscapularis tendon rupture caused by throwing: A case report

  • Gen-itsu Yoshikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gen-itsu Yoshikawa, MD, Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.
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  • Katsuhiro Hori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
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  • Hideto Kaneko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
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  • Yoshitaka Matsusue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
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  • Mototsune Murakami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Murakami Orthopaedic Clinic, Shiga, Japan.

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PII: S1058-2746(04)00151-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.04.016

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 218-220 , March 2005

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