Laser capsulorrhaphy for multidirectional instability of the shoulder

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 244-248

  Abelow, Stephen P ^a  

^a Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsular shrinkage; Hollum: Yag laser; Multidirectional instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001434813     PISSN: 10601872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1060-1872(97)80008-1     Document Type: Article

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