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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 76, 2005 - Issue 2
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Rotator cuff tears associated with os acromiale

Thomas Dirk Boehm Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, University of Wuerzburg, Brettreichstrasse 11, DE-97074, Wuerzburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Olaf Rolf Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, University of Wuerzburg, Brettreichstrasse 11, DE-97074, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Frank Martetschlaeger Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, University of Wuerzburg, Brettreichstrasse 11, DE-97074, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Werner Kenn Department of Radiology, University of Wuerzburg, Josef Schneider Strasse 2, DE-97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Frank Gohlke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, University of Wuerzburg, Brettreichstrasse 11, DE-97074, Wuerzburg, Germany
Pages 241-244 | Received 27 Apr 2004, Accepted 23 Aug 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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