Accuracy of diagnostic ultrasound in patients with suspected subacromial disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1616-1625

  Ottenheijm, Ramon P ^a   Jansen, Mariëtte J ^a   Staal, J Bart ^c   Van Den Bruel, Ann ^d   Weijers, Ren E ^b   De Bie, Rob A ^a   Dinant, Geert Jan ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Meta analysis; Rehabilitation; Review; Shoulder; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; ULTRASOUND; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; JOINT DISEASES; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 77957317967     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.07.017     Document Type: Review

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