Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 15 , Pages 3373-3380 , 2007

Effects of rotator cuff tears on muscle moment arms: A computational study

,Accepted 8 May 2007.

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PII: S0021-9290(07)00210-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.05.017

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 15 , Pages 3373-3380 , 2007

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