Introduction to musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound: Examination of the upper limb

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-321

  Lew, Henry L ^a   Chen, Carl P C ^c,d,e   Wang, Tyng Guey ^f   Chew, Kelvin T L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal; Ultrasound; Upper Limb

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EPICONDYLITIS; HUMAN; IMAGING; LEG; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NERVE INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY; TENOSYNOVITIS;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENNIS ELBOW; TERMINOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 34247183823     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31803839ac     Document Type: Review

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