The shoulder : rupture of the supraspinatus tendon and other lesions in or about the subacromial bursa / E.A. Codman.
- Ernest Amory Codman
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The shoulder : rupture of the supraspinatus tendon and other lesions in or about the subacromial bursa / E.A. Codman. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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