Management of the throwing shoulder: Cuff, labrum and internal impingement

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-323

  Greiwe, R Michael ^a   Ahmad, Christopher S ^a  

^a Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cuff impingement; Glenohumeral ligament; Internal impingement; Labrum impingement; Shoulder; Throwing related injury

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; ATHLETE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER DISEASE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER SURGERY; SPORT INJURY; SUPERIOR LABRUM ANTERIOR POSTERIOR LESION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BASEBALL; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 77953047817     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.03.001     Document Type: Review

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