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Letter to the Editor: Effectiveness of Sustained Stretching of the Inferior Capsule in the Management of a Frozen Shoulder

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Slotervaart Hospital, Noord Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Tim Kraal MD & Lijkele Beimers PhD

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Michel P. J. van den Bekerom MD

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(RE: Paul A, Rajkumar JS, Pete S, Lambert L. Effectiveness of sustained stretching of the inferior capsule in the management of a frozen shoulder. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2014;472:2262–2268.)

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Kraal, T., Beimers, L. & van den Bekerom, M.P.J. Letter to the Editor: Effectiveness of Sustained Stretching of the Inferior Capsule in the Management of a Frozen Shoulder. Clin Orthop Relat Res 472, 4039–4040 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3949-3

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