The anterior tilt of the acromion: Radiographic evaluation and correlation with shoulder diseases

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1639-1646

  Prato, N ^a   Peloso, D ^a   Franconeri, A ^a   Tegaldo, G ^a   Ravera, G B ^b   Silvestri, E ^b   Derchi, L E ^b  

^a San Carlo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Anatomy; Radiography; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TENDINITIS;

ACROMION; ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; HUMERUS; JOINT DISEASES; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 0032253874     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050602     Document Type: Article

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