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This chapter discusses os-acromiale, the clinical symptoms it may cause, its investigation and management.

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  1. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and School of Medicine, University of Central Lancashire, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK

    Charalambos Panayiotou Charalambous

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Panayiotou Charalambous, C. (2019). Os Acromiale. In: The Shoulder Made Easy . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98908-2_25

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