The accuracy of joint line tenderness by physical examination in the diagnosis of meniscal tears

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 850-854

  Eren, Osman Tuǧrul ^a,b  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Akatlar Yesim Sokak Manolya   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Clinical examination; Joint line tenderness; Meniscal tears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARMY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141993578     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(03)00736-9     Document Type: Article

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