Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 616-619 , November 2005

Changes of the mineralization pattern in the subchondral bone plate of the glenoid cavity in the shoulder joints of the throwing athletes

  • Yu Mochizuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yu Mochizuki, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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  • Koji Natsu, MD
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  • Kenji Kashiwagi, MD
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  • Yuji Yasunaga, MD
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  • Mitsuo Ochi, MD

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PII: S1058-2746(05)00095-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.02.016

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 616-619 , November 2005

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