Surgical stabilization of os acromiale in a fast-pitch softball pitcher

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1855-1859

  Demetracopoulos, Constantine A ^a   Kapadia, Nirav S ^a   Herickhoff, Paul K ^a   Cosgarea, Andrew J ^a   McFarland, Edward G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromion; Nonunion; Shoulder; Softball; Throwing

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACROMION; ADOLESCENT; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CRYOTHERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MUSCLE TRAINING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY FILM;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADOLESCENT; BASEBALL; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIUM; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 33750943021     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506288305     Document Type: Article

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