Symptomatic os acromiale

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-19

  Kurtz, Christopher A ^a,b   Humble, Byron J ^b   Rodosky, Mark W ^c   Sekiya, Jon K ^c  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; REVIEW; SHOULDER;

ACROMION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 33645453638     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200601000-00004     Document Type: Review

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