Interrater reliability of a clinical scale to assess knee joint effusion

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 845-849

  Sturgill, Lynne Patterson ^a   Snyder Mackler, Lynn ^a   Manal, Tara Jo ^a   Axe, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroarthrosis; Measurement; Swelling; Tibiofemoral

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949101186     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2009.3143     Document Type: Article

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