The diagnosis of meniscus tears: The role of MRI and clinical examination

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 455, Issue , 2007, Pages 123-133

  Ryzewicz, Mark ^a   Peterson, Bret ^b   Siparsky, Patrick N ^b   Bartz, Reed L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nebraska Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33846800247     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802fb9f3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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