Ultrasound evaluation of flexor tendon lacerations

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 236-241

  Lee, Donald H ^a   Robbin, Michelle L ^a   Galliott, Robert ^a   Graveman, Veronica A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging studies; Tendon lacerations; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034024866     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.jhsu25a0236     Document Type: Article

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