Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 418-430 , May 2008

Arthroscopic glenohumeral folds and microscopic glenohumeral ligaments: The fasciculus obliquus is the missing link

  • Nicole Pouliart, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
    • Department of Human Anatomy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
    • Institut d'Anatomie, Université Paris-Sud, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nicole Pouliart, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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  • Katia Somers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Olivier Gagey, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institut d'Anatomie, Université Paris-Sud, Paris, France
    • Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
    • Service d'orthopédie, Hôpital Bicêtre, Université Paris-Sud, Paris, France

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PII: S1058-2746(08)00179-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.11.011

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 418-430 , May 2008

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