Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S179-S185 , January 2005

Soft-tissue stabilizers of the elbow

  • Marc R. Safran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marc R. Safran, MD, Director, Sports Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Ave, MU 320 West, San Francisco, CA 94143-0728
    • ,
  • David Baillargeon, MD

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.09.032

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S179-S185 , January 2005

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