Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 452-457 , September 1999

An operative technique for recurrent shoulder dislocations in older patients

  • Ofer Levy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ofer Levy, MD, Department of Shoulder Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading RG1 5AN, United Kingdom.
    • Shoulder Surgery Service, Orthopaedic Department, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
    • the Shoulder Surgery Service, Orthopaedic Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
    • ,
  • Moshe Pritsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shoulder Surgery Service, Orthopaedic Department, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
    • the Shoulder Surgery Service, Orthopaedic Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
    • ,
  • Ehud Rath, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shoulder Surgery Service, Orthopaedic Department, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
    • the Shoulder Surgery Service, Orthopaedic Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 452-457 , September 1999

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