Physicians' accuracy and interrator reliability for the diagnosis of unstable meniscal tears in patients having osteoarthritis of the knee

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 267-274

  Dervin, G F ^a   Stiell, I G ^a   Wells, G A ^a   Rody, K ^a   Grabowski, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034892526     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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