Assessment of rotator cuff tendons after proximal humerus fractures: Is preoperative imaging necessary?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 951-953

  Gallo, Robert A ^a   Altman, Daniel T ^b   Altman, Gregory T ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHORT SURVEY; SHOULDER GIRDLE; TENDON; ALGORITHM; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER FRACTURE; TENDON INJURY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 68149165170     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181825bb3     Document Type: Short Survey

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