The coracoacromial ligament: Morphology and study of acromial enthesopathy
β Scribed by Stephen Fealy; Ernest W. April; Michael Khazzam; Juan Armengol-Barallat; Louis U. Bigliani
- Book ID
- 116699035
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 319 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-6500
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