Ultrasound diagnosis of a patellar tendon rupture

Military Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1037-1038

  Hall, Brian T ^a   McArthur, Todd ^b  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PATELLA LIGAMENT; RUPTURE;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RUPTURE;

EID: 78650346469     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00197     Document Type: Article

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