MRA for SLAP - Is the threshold for referral too low?

J Orthop

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Published: November 2019

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