Accuracy of the Speed's and Yergason's Tests in Detecting Biceps Pathology and SLAP Lesions: Comparison with Arthroscopic Findings

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-236

  Holtby, Richard ^a,b   Razmjou, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Orthopaedic and Arthritic Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Biceps; SLAP; Speed's; Validity; Yergason's

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER PAIN; SPEED TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL; TENDINITIS; TENDON SURGERY; VALIDATION PROCESS; YERGASON TEST;

EID: 1542343983     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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