The arthroscopic active compression test

Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 634.e1-634.e4

  Verma, Nikhil N ^a   Drakos, Mark ^b   O'Brien, Stephen J ^a,c  

^a Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active compression test; Biceps tendon; Shoulder arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPRESSION TEST; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE DISEASE; SURGEON; TENDON;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 21044459634     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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