Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 431-435 , May 2008

A posterosuperior approach to the shoulder

  • Piet M. Rozing, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: PM Rozing, MD, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.10.001

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 431-435 , May 2008