Biomechanical and radiographic analysis of partial coracoclavicular ligament injuries

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1397-1402

  Mazzocca, Augustus D ^a,c   Spang, Jeffrey T ^a   Rodriguez, Rudy R ^a   Rios, Clifford G ^a   Shea, Kevin P ^a   Romeo, Anthony A ^b   Arciero, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromioclavicular injury; Acromioclavicular joint; Biomechanics; Coracoclavicular ligaments

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CORACOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SHOULDER INJURY;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 47349119099     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508315200     Document Type: Article

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