Sutures used in shoulder surgery, illustration. This view looks down on the shoulder joint from above, with sutures used to repair tears in the muscle

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Sutures used in shoulder surgery, illustration. This view looks down on the shoulder joint from above, with sutures used to repair tears in the muscles and to attach them to the head of the humerus (the upper arm bone). The main muscles shown here are the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles.

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Size: 4961px × 3508px
Photo credit: © MAURIZIO DE ANGELIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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