Ultrasound measurements of torsions in the tibia and femur

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 138-143

  Hudson, David ^a   Royer, Todd ^a   Richards, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TIBIA; TIBIA TORSION; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 30344431827     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02924     Document Type: Article

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