Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages e9-e12 , March 2010

Complete rotator cuff tendon avulsion and glenohumeral joint incarceration in a young patient: A case report

  • Christopher C. Dodson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christopher C. Dodson, MD, Rothman Institute, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut St, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
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  • Asheesh Bedi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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  • Anuraag Sahai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and Department of Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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  • Hollis G. Potter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and Department of Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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  • Frank A. Cordasco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and Department of Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00304-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.07.014

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages e9-e12 , March 2010

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