Reliability study of the sonographic measurement of the acromiohumeral distance in symptomatic patients

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 128-134

  Pijls, B G ^a   Kok, F P ^a   Penning, L I F ^b   Guldemond, N A ^b   Arens, H J ^b  

^a ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acromiohumeral distance; Musculoskeletal system; Shoulder; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Subacromial space; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

EID: 77949425678     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20674     Document Type: Article

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