The morphometry of the coracoid process - Its aetiologic role in subcoracoid impingement syndrome

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 198-201

  Gumina, S ^a,b   Postacchini, F ^a   Orsina, L ^a   Cinotti, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORACOID PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB DISEASE; OSTEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SUBCORACOID IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

ADULT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCAPULA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032719183     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050349     Document Type: Article

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