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WIESEL, MD Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Health Washington, District of ColombiaĮxecutive Editor: Robert Hurley Developmental Editor: Sarah M.

DELAHAY, MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Health Washington, District of Colombia SANKAR, MD Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Division of Orthopaedic Surgery The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WIESEL, MD Chief, Shoulder Service Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Health Washington, District of Colombia Orthopedic Surgery: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatm ent EDITORSīRENT B.
