Diagnostic values of clinical tests for subscapularis lesions

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1712-1717

  Bartsch, Martin ^a   Greiner, Stefan ^a   Haas, Norbert P ^a   Scheibel, Markus ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Belly off sign; Belly press test; Internal rotation lag sign; Lift off test; Subscapularis tears

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER; TENDON INJURY;

ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 78649374287     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1109-1     Document Type: Article

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