Ultrasound findings of teres minor denervation in suspected quadrilateral space syndrome

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 343-347

  Brestas, Paraskevas S ^a   Tsouroulas, Marinos ^a   Nikolakopoulou, Zoi ^a   Malagari, Katerina ^b   Drossos, Charalampos ^a  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

MR imaging; Quadrilateral space syndrome; Sonography; Teres minor muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY NERVE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR HUMERAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY; POSTERIOR HUMERAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY COMPRESSION; QUADRILATERAL SPACE SYNDROME; ROTATOR CUFF; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNDROME; TERES MINOR MUSCLE; ULTRASOUND;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 33748062302     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20239     Document Type: Article

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