Diagnosis and management of superior labrum anterior posterior lesions in overhead athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 311-318

  Abrams, Geoffrey D ^a   Safran, Marc R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SPORT INJURY;

ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 77950889989     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.070458     Document Type: Article

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