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Review
. 2017 Jul;5(7):e1.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.16.00061.

Axillary Nerve Palsy and Deltoid Muscle Atony

Justin J Mitchell  1 , Christopher Chen  2 , Daniel J Liechti  3 , Austin Heare  2 , Jorge Chahla  3 , Jonathan T Bravman  2   4
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Axillary Nerve Palsy and Deltoid Muscle Atony

Justin J Mitchell et al. JBJS Rev. 2017 Jul.
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