Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages e24-e26 , January 2010

Anchor fracture leading to supraspinatus failure

  • John C. Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Darren J. Friedman, MD

      Affiliations

    • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Laurence D. Higgins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Laurence D. Higgins, MD, Chief, Sports Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00291-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.07.004

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages e24-e26 , January 2010

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