Injury
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 613-619 , June 2010

Subacromial morphometric assessment of the clavicle hook plate

  • Amr W. ElMaraghy

      Affiliations

    • St. Joseph's Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Moira W. Devereaux

      Affiliations

    • St. Joseph's Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 27 Roncesvalles Ave., Suite 504, Toronto, ON M6R 3B2, Canada. Tel.: +1 416 530 0400; fax: +1 416 530 0692.
    • ,
  • Kajeandra Ravichandiran

      Affiliations

    • Division of Anatomy and Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Anne M. Agur

      Affiliations

    • Division of Anatomy and Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

,Accepted 14 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.12.012

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