Rotator cuff tears in asymptomatic individuals: A clinical and ultrasonographic screening study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-268

  Schibany, N ^a   Zehetgruber, H ^a   Kainberger, F ^a   Wurnig, C ^a   Ba Ssalamah, A ^a   Herneth, A M ^a   Lang, T ^a   Gruber, D ^a   Breitenseher, M J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Clinical score; MRI; Rotator cuff tear; Shoulder; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; SONOGRAPHY; SUPRASPINATUS TENDON; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

TENDONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; TENDON;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURSA, SYNOVIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 3843148326     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00159-1     Document Type: Article

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