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01-06-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

External Rotation Immobilization for Primary Shoulder Dislocation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc, Benjamin Hando, PT, DSc

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 6/2014

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To the editor, …

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Title: Letter to the Editor
External Rotation Immobilization for Primary Shoulder Dislocation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc
Benjamin Hando, PT, DSc
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3568-z

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