Utility of sonographic measurement of the common tensor tendon in patients with lateral epicondylitis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1363-1367

  Lee, Min Hee ^a   Cha, Jang Gyu ^a   Jin, Wook ^b   Kim, Byung Sung ^a   Park, Jai Soung ^a   Lee, Hae Kyung ^a   Hong, Hyun Sook ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elbow; Lateral epicondylitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMON TENSOR TENDON; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDON; TENNIS ELBOW; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 79960540078     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.5769     Document Type: Article

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