Evaluation of the Results from Partial Arthroplasty for Treating Shoulder Osteoarthrosis

Alberto Naoki Miyazaki1, Marcelo Fregoneze2, Pedro Doneux Santos3

  • 1PhD. Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medical Sciences, and Head of the Shoulder and Elbow Group, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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