Evaluating Displacement of the Coracoacromial Ligament in Painful Shoulders of Overhead Athletes Through Dynamic Ultrasonographic Examination

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 278-282

  Wu, Chueh Hung ^a   Wang, Yi Chiang ^a   Wang, Hsing Kuo ^b   Chen, Wen Shiang ^a   Wang, Tyng Guey ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Rehabilitation; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT DISPLACEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; SIMULATION; SPORT INJURY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VOLLEYBALL;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 76049112134     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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