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Impingement Syndromes

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Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques

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Abstract

Various pathologies have been found to cause chronic shoulder pain. If related to repetitive overhead activity of the arm, pain has often been found to be caused by pathological changes in the musculotendinous units of the rotator cuff.

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  1. Altis - Center for Sport Surgery, Moorweg 30, 9330, Althofen, Austria

    Georg Lajtai

  2. 6815 Noble Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91405-3730, USA

    Stephen J. Snyder

  3. Valley Presbyterian MRI Center, 6855 Noble Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91405, USA

    Gregory R. Applegate

  4. Center for Sport Surgery and Pain Management, Landstraße 66/3, 4020, Linz, Austria

    Gernot Aitzetmüller

  5. Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zürich, Switzerland

    Christian Gerber

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Gerber, C., Lajtai, G. (2003). Impingement Syndromes. In: Lajtai, G., Snyder, S.J., Applegate, G.R., Aitzetmüller, G., Gerber, C. (eds) Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55604-3_17

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