A meta-analysis examining clinical test utilities for assessing meniscal injury

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-161

  Meserve, Brent B ^a   Cleland, Joshua A ^b   Boucher, Thomas R ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^c PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 40549134194     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507080130     Document Type: Article

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