Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e7-e11 , September 2009

Symptomatic failure of snap-on bipolar radial head prosthesis

  • Shawn W. O'Driscoll, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Shawn W. O'Driscoll, PhD, MD, Mayo Clinic Department of Orthopedics, 200 1 St SW, MSB 3-69, Rochester MN 55905.
    • ,
  • Jonathan Herald, MD

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00021-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.11.010

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e7-e11 , September 2009

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