Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages e20-e24 , April 2010

Intramuscular synovial cyst of the shoulder: A case report

  • Eric W. Tan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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  • Farid M. Dharamsi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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  • Edward F. McCarthy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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  • Laura M. Fayad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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  • Edward G. McFarland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Edward G. McFarland, MD, c/o Elaine P. Henze, BJ, ELS, Medical Editor and Director, Editorial Services, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave, #A665, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.11.002

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages e20-e24 , April 2010

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