Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 271-280 , July 1995

Late prosthetic shoulder arthroplasty for displaced proximal humerus fractures

    MD
  • Tom R. Norris

      Affiliations

    • California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco USA
    • Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital; Providence, USA
    • Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland USA
  • , MD
  • Andrew Green

      Affiliations

    • California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco USA
    • Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital; Providence, USA
    • Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrew Green, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, 2 Dudley St., Providence, RI 02905.
  • , LCDR, MC, USNR
  • Francis X. McGuigan

      Affiliations

    • California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco USA
    • Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital; Providence, USA
    • Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland USA

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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 271-280 , July 1995