Sonographic assessment of soft tissue alterations in osteoarthritis of the knee

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-77

  Monteforte, P ^a,d   Sessarego, P ^b   Rovetta, G ^c  

^a ASL 3   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Nervi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Sonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIGAMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TENDONS;

EID: 47749107981     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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