Ultrasonography as a reliable diagnostic tool in old quadriceps tendon ruptures: A prospective multicentre study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 564-568

  Heyde, C E ^a   Mahlfeld, K ^b   Stahel, P F ^a   Kayser, R ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Department of Microbiology Magdeburg University School of Medicine   (Germany)

^c DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Quadriceps tendon rupture; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 21644477297     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0576-7     Document Type: Article

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