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Although the Authors advise against an indiscriminate use of injections at different sites of the shoulder, it has to be taken into account that injections are a powerful tool in selected cases and with precise indications.
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Familiari, F., Huri, G., Galasso, O., Gasparini, G., Doral, M.N. (2017). Injections. In: Huri, G., Paschos, N. (eds) The Shoulder. Orthopaedic Study Guide Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51979-1_19
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