Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 6 , Pages 556-563 , June 2007

Contribution of full-thickness supraspinatus tendon tears to acquired subcoracoid impingement

Received 22 July 2006 ,Revised 14 October 2006 ,Accepted 2 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.01.004

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 6 , Pages 556-563 , June 2007

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