The coracoacromial ligament: The morphology and relation to rotator cuff pathology

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 182-188

  Kesmezacar, Hayrettin ^a   Akgun, Isik ^a   Ogut, Tahir ^a   Gokay, Selim ^a   Uzun, Ibrahim ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT; DEGENERATION; DISSECTION; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 41649103493     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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