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. 2022 Nov 16;104(22):2037.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.00966. Epub 2022 Oct 3.

In Symptomatic Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears, Adding a Subacromial Balloon Spacer to Debridement Resulted in Worse Shoulder Pain and Function at 12 Months

Mark A Frankle  1
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In Symptomatic Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears, Adding a Subacromial Balloon Spacer to Debridement Resulted in Worse Shoulder Pain and Function at 12 Months

Mark A Frankle. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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