Comparison of knee magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients referred by orthopaedic surgeons versus nonorthopaedic practitioners

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 201-205

  Sherman, Paul M ^a,b   Penrod, Brian J ^a   Lane, Michael J ^a   Ward, Jonathan A ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Cartilage; Knee; Knee injuries; Ligaments, Menisci; MRI; MRI referral patterns; Overutilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON;

EID: 0036488174     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.26814     Document Type: Article

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