The radiographic acromiohumeral interval is affected by arm and radiographic beam position

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 535-539

  Fehringer, Edward V ^a   Rosipal, Charles E ^a   Rhodes, David A ^a   Lauder, Anthony J ^a   Puumala, Susan E ^b   Feschuk, Connie A ^a   Mormino, Matthew A ^a   Hartigan, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromiohumeral interval; Radiographs; Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOHUMERUS INTERVAL; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMETRY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACROMION; ADULT; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 42649083652     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-008-0467-y     Document Type: Article

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