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1Klinika za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju Medicinskoga fakulteta Sveucilista u Zagrebu Klinicki bolnicki centar Zagreb, Kispatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb.
Reumatizam
|April 22, 2004
Abstract:
More than 90% of episodes of shoulder pain are due to non-articular causes, the two most common disorders being rotator cuff lesions and adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder). The functional anatomy and clinical examination of the shoulder complex are presented in this article.
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