Shoulder arthroscopy: a bridge from the past to the future.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Aug 2020 · Review

Burkhart SS

The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, Burkhart Research Institute for Orthopaedics (BRIO), San Antonio

Shoulder & Elbow Sports Medicine

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis Codman Lecture reviews the evolution and clinical importance of shoulder arthroscopy as a bridge between historical and modern surgical approaches.
Abstract, as published

This article constitutes the text of the Codman Lecture, delivered by the author to the attendees of the International Congress of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons on September 19, 2019, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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