Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 96-97 , June 2009

Lesser Tuberosity Osteotomy: The Door to Shoulder Replacement

  • David M. Lutton, MD
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  • Evan L. Flatow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Evan L. Flatow, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5 East 98th Street, Box 1188, New York, NY 10029

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 Work conducted at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

PII: S1045-4527(09)00020-0

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2009.02.002

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 96-97 , June 2009

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