Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 375-379 , July 2005

Superior excursion of the humeral head: A diagnostic tool in rotator cuff tear surgery

  • Murat Bezer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Murat Bezer, MD, Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, PK 49 Kadıkoy, PTT 81301, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • Yakup Yıldırım, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Acııbadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • Umut Akgün, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Bülent Erol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Osman Güven, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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PII: S1058-2746(04)00346-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.12.001

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 375-379 , July 2005

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