Superior labral tears of the shoulder: Pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 627-637

  Keener, Jay D ^a   Brophy, Robert H ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SPORT INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350170141     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200910000-00005     Document Type: Article

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