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DANGLE SHOULDER

\dˈaŋɡə͡l ʃˈə͡ʊldə], \dˈaŋɡə‍l ʃˈə‍ʊldə], \d_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl ʃ_ˈəʊ_l_d_ə]\

Definitions of DANGLE SHOULDER

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Hanging of the arm loose at the shoulder-joint, due to atrophy of the muscles from poliomyelitis and stretching of the capsular ligaments.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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