Chondrolysis following arthroscopic thermal capsulorrhaphy to treat shoulder instability: A report of two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 616-621

  Levine, William N ^a,b   Clark, A Martin ^a,b   D'Alessandro, Donald F ^a,c   Yamaguchi, Ken ^a,d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^d BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHONDROLYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CAPSULORRHAPHY; JOINT CAVITY; JOINT LAXITY; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SUTURE;

EID: 14644403082     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200503000-00021     Document Type: Article

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