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Case Report

Return to play after nonoperative management for a severe type III acromioclavicular separation in the throwing shoulder of a collegiate pitcher

Scott T. WatsonSteadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, Greenville Health System, Greenville, SC, USA
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Douglas J. WylandSteadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, Greenville Health System, Greenville, SC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 99-103 | Published online: 13 Jan 2015

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