The Validity of the Lag Signs in Diagnosing Full-Thickness Tears of the Rotator Cuff: A Preliminary Investigation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1162-1168

  Miller, Caroline A ^a   Forrester, Gail A ^b   Lewis, Jeremy S ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Rotator cuff; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; LAG SIGN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43949113265     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.10.046     Document Type: Article

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