Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 10-15 , January 2007

Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis: Direct Suturing and Results

  • Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD, Princeton Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Associates, 325 Princeton Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08540.

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PII: S1060-1872(06)00128-6

doi: 10.1053/j.otsm.2006.11.003

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 10-15 , January 2007

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