Biological Augmentation in Rotator Cuff Repair: The Real Challenge for the Future of Shoulder Surgery

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Joints 2018; 06(03): 133-134
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676656

Editorial

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Giuseppe Milano

¹Department of Orthopaedics, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

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