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Surgical Interventions for Shoulder Disorders

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This chapter discusses how surgical interventions aim to reduce troublesome symptoms and improve shoulder function. Common surgical procedures are presented.

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Panayiotou Charalambous, C. (2019). Surgical Interventions for Shoulder Disorders. In: The Shoulder Made Easy . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98908-2_8

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