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Clinical Features

Public Perceptions of Tommy John Surgery

Christopher S. Ahmad Center for Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NYCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
W. Jeffrey Grantham Center for Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
, BS &
R. Michael Greiwe Center for Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
, MD
Pages 64-72 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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