Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 279-284 , February 2009

The Effects of Scapulothoracic Bursa Injections in Patients With Scapular Pain: A Pilot Study

  • Won Hyuk Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
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  • Sang Hee Im, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Cheju University Hospital, College of Medicine, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jeong Ah Ryu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Kyunggi, South Korea
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  • Sang Chul Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Kyunggi, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Sang Chul Lee, MD, PhD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Myongii Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, 697-24, Hwajung-dong, Dukyang-ku, Kyunggi 412-270, South Korea
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  • Ji Sung Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Kyunggi, South Korea

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.027

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 279-284 , February 2009

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