Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S134-S139 , September 2007

Imaging of the rotator cuff following repair: Human and animal models

  • Hollis G. Potter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hollis G. Potter, MD, MRI Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021.
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  • Shari T. Jawetz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, MRI Division, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Li Foong Foo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, MRI Division, New York, NY.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.02.114

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S134-S139 , September 2007

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