Comparison between clinical evaluation and ultrasonography in detecting hydrarthrosis of the knee

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2681-2683

  Hauzeur, Jean Philippe ^a,b,c   Mathy, Luc ^a,c   De Maertelaer, Viviane ^d  

^a Braine L'Alleud Hospital   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c University Hospital Brussels   (Belgium)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Hydrarthrosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT SCINTISCANNING; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; HYDRARTHROSIS; KNEE JOINT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032751291     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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