Joint-space width in the weight-bearing radiogram of the tibiofemoral joint: Should the patient stand on one leg or two?

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-35

  Boegard T ^a   Rudling, O ^a   Petersson, I F ^b   Jonsson, K ^c  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Spenshult Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Knee joint, radiogram; Osteoarthritis, joint space width

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031608688     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859809172145     Document Type: Article

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