Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 581-587 , July 2009

Fatty infiltration of the supraspinatus: A reliability study

  • Matthew D. Williams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Acadiana Orthopaedic Group, Lafayette, LA
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  • Alexandre Lädermann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Barbara Melis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinique Sainte Anne Lumière, Lyon, France
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  • Renaud Barthelemy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinique Sainte Anne Lumière, Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Gilles Walch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinique Sainte Anne Lumière, Lyon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gilles Walch, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Orthopédique Santy, 24 Ave Paul Santy, 69008 Lyon, France.

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00070-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.12.014

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 581-587 , July 2009

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