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Case Reports

Proximal Biceps Tendon Rupture

Primarily an Injury of Middle Age

Amy M. CarterThe American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) is a forum for primary care sports medicine physicians. Dr Carter is a family practice resident at Saint Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana, and Central Indiana Sports Medicine at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana.Correspondence[email protected]
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Steven M. Erickson Dr Erickson is a primary care sports medicine physician at Arizona State University in Phoenix.
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Kimberly G. Harmon Dr Harmon is a primary care sports medicine physician at the University of Washington and a clinical instructor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of Washington Medical School, both in Seattle. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Family Practice, and the AMSSM. She holds a certificate of added qualifications in sports medicine and is a member of the editorial board of THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE.
, MD (American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Case Report Series Editor)
Pages 95-101 | Published online: 19 Jun 2015

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