Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 2-4 , March 2008

Reverse Shoulder Replacement: Forward Thinking in Acute Fracture—Affirms

  • Jason Stein, MD
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  • Leesa M. Galatz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Shoulder and Elbow Service, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Campus Box 8233, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110.

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PII: S1045-4527(07)00098-3

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2007.12.027

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 2-4 , March 2008

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