Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 165-171 , March 2005

Differential patterns of muscle activation in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears

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 Funding for this project was provided by the Institute for Sports Medicine Research.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.06.010

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 165-171 , March 2005

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