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Floating Shoulder Injuries Wheeless

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Description: - refers to scapular frx and clavicle frx (or AC joint injury);
- single disruptions:
- common injuries, often w/ minimal displacement;
- types:
- midshaft clavicle fracture
- distal clavicle fracture
- AC separation
- scapular body fracture
- scapular neck fracture
- glenoid fracture
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
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