Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 539-543 , September 2007

The mode of destruction in shoulders with rheumatoid arthritis based on radiographic findings

  • Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Kawasaki Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Kawasaki Hospital, Sawa 485-1-502, Kaizuka-shi, Osaka, Japan 597-0062.
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  • Kazuomi Sugamoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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  • Wataru Sahara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
    • ,
  • Takeshi Ono, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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  • Tetsuya Tomita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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  • Jun Hashimoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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  • Hideki Yoshikawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

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PII: S1058-2746(07)00241-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.11.011

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 539-543 , September 2007

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