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. 2022 Jul 20;104(14):e65.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.00381. Epub 2022 Jul 20.

The InSpace Balloon: Useful Augmentation or First-Line Therapy?: Commentary on an article by Nikhil Verma, MD, et al.: "InSpace Implant Compared with Partial Repair for the Treatment of Full-Thickness Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. A Multicenter, Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial"

Rony-Orijit Dey Hazra  1 , Maria E Dey Hazra  1 , Jared A Hanson  1 , Peter J Millett  1   2
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The InSpace Balloon: Useful Augmentation or First-Line Therapy?: Commentary on an article by Nikhil Verma, MD, et al.: "InSpace Implant Compared with Partial Repair for the Treatment of Full-Thickness Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. A Multicenter, Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial"

Rony-Orijit Dey Hazra et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
No abstract available

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