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Surgical treatment of Rockwood grade-V acromioclavicular joint dislocations

50 patients followed for 15–22 years

Kaisa J VirtanenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of HelsinkiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ville M RemesDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki
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Ilkka T A TulikouraDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki
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Jarkko T PajarinenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki
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Vesa T SavolainenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki
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Jan-Magnus G BjörkenheimDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki
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Mika P PaavolaDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki;Centre for Health and Social Economics, Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
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Pages 191-195 | Received 12 Aug 2012, Accepted 30 Nov 2012, Published online: 15 Feb 2013

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