Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e12-e14 , September 2009

Massive acromioclavicular joint cyst

  • Douglas D. Nowak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shoulder and Elbow Service, New York Orthopaedic Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Douglas D. Nowak, 622 W 168 St, PH 11, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY 10032.
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  • Aaron S. Covey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shoulder and Elbow Service, New York Orthopaedic Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, New York, NY
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  • Louis U. Bigliani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shoulder and Elbow Service, New York Orthopaedic Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00020-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.11.009

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e12-e14 , September 2009

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