Cysts within and adjacent to the lesser tuberosity and their association with rotator cuff abnormalities

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1603-1606

  Wissman, Robert D ^a   Kapur, Sangita ^a   Akers, Jason ^a,b   Crimmins, Jason ^c   Ying, Jun ^a   Laor, Tal ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Radiology Inc   (United States)

^c Radiology Associates of Northern Kentucky   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesser tuberosity; MRI; Rotator cuff abnormalities; Shoulder; Shoulder cyst; Subscapularis tendon tear; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; TENDINITIS; TIBIA TUBEROSITY;

ADULT; AGED; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 73449127258     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.2377     Document Type: Article

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