Open anterior acromioplasty with preservation of the coracoacromial ligament: A modified surgical technique

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-14

  Torrens, Carlos ^a,b   López, Joan Miquel ^a   Verdier, Enrique ^a   Marin, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; ANTERIOR ACROMIOPLASTY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT; LIMB DISEASE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

ACROMION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

EID: 0038728518     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2003.128198     Document Type: Article

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