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Comment on: Prevalence of subscapularis tears and accuracy of shoulder ultrasound in pre-operative diagnosis

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Gogna, P. Comment on: Prevalence of subscapularis tears and accuracy of shoulder ultrasound in pre-operative diagnosis. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 40, 1061–1062 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-015-3086-y

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