An evaluation of the anatomic basis of the O'Brien active compression test for superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-171

  Green, Rod A ^a   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a   Mirkovic, Milena ^a   Perrott, Margaret ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Kilmore Physiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CADAVER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; O' BRIEN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INJURY; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHOULDER JOINT; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 41649114170     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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