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Pulmonary Embolism in a Baseball Pitcher Following Open Shoulder Capsular Repair

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Lucas S. McDonald, MD, MPH&TM, Patrick L. Maher, MD, Victoria S. McDonald, MD, and Christopher Chin, BA, have declared that they have no conflict of interest. Joshua S. Dines, MD, reports personal consulting fees from Arthrex, and family member receives royalties from Biomet, outside the work.

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  1. Department of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Lucas S. McDonald MD, MPH&TM, Christopher Chin BA & Joshua S. Dines MD

  2. Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Patrick L. Maher MD

  3. Department of General Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92134, USA

    Victoria S. McDonald MD

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McDonald, L.S., Maher, P.L., McDonald, V.S. et al. Pulmonary Embolism in a Baseball Pitcher Following Open Shoulder Capsular Repair. HSS Jrnl 12, 81–84 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-015-9471-7

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