Os acromiale as a cause for shoulder pain in a competitive swimmer: A case report

Sports Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-124

  Bedi, Asheesh ^a   Rodeo, Scott A ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Os acromiale; Shoulder pain; Swimming athlete

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856162382     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738108326705     Document Type: Article

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