Button Systems Without Biological Augmentation Biomechanical Comparison of Arthroscopic Repairs for Acromioclavicular Joint Instability : Suture

http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/39/10/2218 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0363546511416784 2011 39: 2218 originally published online August 12, 2011 Am J Sports Med J. Guerra, Robert A. Arciero and Augustus D. Mazzocca Knut Beitzel, Elifho Obopilwe, David M. Chowaniec, Genghis E. Niver, Michael D. Nowak, Bryan T. Hanypsiak, James Button Systems Without Biological Augmentation Biomechanical Comparison of Arthroscopic Repairs for Acromioclavicular Joint Instability : Suture

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