Bilateral shoulder chondrolysis following arthroscopy. A report of two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2546-2547

  Levy, Jonathan C ^a   Frankle, Mark ^b  

^a Holy Cross Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; BILATERAL SHOULDER CHONDROLYSIS; CHONDROLYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 55849095793     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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