Advances in surgical management of superior labrum, anterior-to-posterior lesions

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 262-268

  Wasserlauf, Brett L ^a   Matava, Matthew J ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Review; Shoulder arthroscopy; SLAP tear

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

EID: 0041766632     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-200308000-00009     Document Type: Review

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