Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages e27-e29 , July 2009

Isolated suprascapular nerve injury below the spinoglenoid notch after SLAP repair

  • Jae Chul Yoo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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  • Yong Seuk Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yong Seuk Lee, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 516 Gozan-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan 425-707, Korea.
    • ,
  • Jin Hwan Ahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Jung Ho Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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  • Hong Je Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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  • Kyoung Hwan Koh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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PII: S1058-2746(08)00624-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.10.006

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages e27-e29 , July 2009

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