Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 36-41 , March 2008

Cuff Tear Arthropathy: A Conundrum of Choice

  • Ronald Hollis, MD
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  • Leesa Galatz, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Leesa Galatz, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8233, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2007.12.005

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 36-41 , March 2008

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