Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 571-575 , September 2006

Why is the humeral retroversion of throwing athletes greater in dominant shoulders than in nondominant shoulders?

  • Nobuyuki Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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  • Eiji Itoi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eiji Itoi, MD, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Minagawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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  • Masakazu Urayama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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  • Hidetomo Saito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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  • Nobutoshi Seki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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  • Takenobu Iwase, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Tokushima Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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  • Shinji Kashiwaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Tokushima Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Matsuura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokushima University School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan

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PII: S1058-2746(05)00206-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.06.009

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 571-575 , September 2006

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