The knee skyline radiograph: Its usefulness in the diagnosis of patello-femoral osteoarthritis

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-252

  Bhattacharya, R ^a   Kumar, V ^a,c   Safawi, E ^a   Finn, P ^b   Hui, A C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKYLINE RADIOGRAPH; X RAY FILM;

HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34248374776     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0167-y     Document Type: Article

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