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Does vitamin C improve rotator cuff healing? It depends on how one interprets p values

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  1. Department of Exercise Science, One University Parkway, High Point University, High Point, NC, 27268, USA

    Daniel T. Tarara EdD

  2. Department of Physical Therapy, One University Parkway, High Point University, High Point, NC, 27268, USA

    James M. Smoliga DVM, PhD

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Tarara, D.T., Smoliga, J.M. Does vitamin C improve rotator cuff healing? It depends on how one interprets p values. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 32, 583–584 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-021-02992-4

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