Is it possible to make an accurate diagnosis based only on a medical history? A pilot study on women's knee joints

Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 709-714

  Johnson, Lanny L ^a   Johnson, Autumn L ^b   Colquitt, Jason A ^a   Simmering, Marcia J ^b   Pittsley, Andrew W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; Differential diagnosis; Knee joint; Medical history; Outcome instruments

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030474903     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(96)90175-9     Document Type: Article

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