A comparison of clinical estimation, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and arthroscopy in determining the size of rotator cuff tears

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-224

  Bryant, Lawrence ^a   Shnier, Ron ^b   Bryant, Carl ^b   Murrell, George A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b St George Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; THICKNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE;

EID: 0038721872     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2002.121923     Document Type: Article

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