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rotator curff repair - Captain's?? chair

Posted By: ss on 2007-12-21
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Subject: rotator curff repair - Captain's?? chair

The patient was properly position and sterilely prepped and draped in sterile fashion for an open left rotator cuff repair from a beach-chair position in a CAPTAIN'S??? chair. 


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