Ultrasound therapy in rectus sheath hematoma

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 352-357

  Berná Serna, Juan D ^a,b   Sánchez Garre, Juan ^a   Madrigal, Manuel ^a   Zuazu, Isabel ^a   Berná Mestre, Juan D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b Servicio de Radiodiagnostico   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Electrophysical agents; Hematoma; Muscle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 15744383648     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.4.352     Document Type: Article

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