Anatomy and Mechanics of the Shoulder: Review of Current Concepts
published online 10 August 2009.
Abstract
This narrative review is intended to provide hand and upper extremity therapists, who occasionally treat patients with shoulder diagnoses, with several current concepts related to normal shoulder anatomy and function. It is hoped that this review will be useful for 1) appreciating patho-anatomy and pathophysiology, 2) planning treatment approaches, and 3) stimulating research aimed at improved understanding of the shoulder.
Hand & Upper Extremity at UF Orthopaedic Institute, Gainesville, Florida
Correspondence and reprint requests to Jack Hurov, PhD, MSPT, CHT, Hand & Upper Extremity at UF Orthopaedic Institute, 3450 Hull Road, Gainesville, Florida 32607
A version of this paper was first presented at the Fourth Annual Teton Hand Conference, Jackson, Wyoming, January 4, 2007.
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