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Axillary Approach to the Shoulder Wheeless
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Description: Indications:
- most often used for anterior shoulder reconstructions;
- Positioning:
- beach chair w/ full access to posterior aspect of shoulder;
- holding shoulder in flexion, will relax shoulder & facilitate exposure;
- consider the Mconnel Shoulder Positioner
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Thu Jul 16 2009