A Clinical Composite Score Accurately Detects Meniscal Pathology

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1174-1179

  Lowery, Douglas J ^a   Farley, Timothy D ^b   Wing, David W ^c   Sterett, William I ^c   Steadman, J Richard ^c  

^a Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Sports Medicine Inc   (United States)

^c STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Diagnostic testing; Meniscal tears; Positive predictive value; Torn meniscus cartilage

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; LACERATIONS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750447008     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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