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Normal anatomy



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Normal anatomy


Ligaments hold the shoulder joint together. A disruption or weakening of these connections is a shoulder separation.

Review Date: 5/6/2007
Reviewed By: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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