Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 226-230 , March 2008

Beach chair position with instrumental distraction for arthroscopic and open shoulder surgeries

  • Mario Chaves Correa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Hospital Governador Israel Pinheiro, Instituto de Previdência dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais (IPSEMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mario Chaves Correa, Rua Veraldo Lambertucci, 172, 30240-540 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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  • Lucas B.J. Gonçalves, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Ronaldo P. Andrade, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • ,
  • Lucio H. Carvalho Jr., MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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PII: S1058-2746(07)00678-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.08.009

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 226-230 , March 2008

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