Subacromial impingement syndrome: A prospective comparison of ultrasound-guided versus unguided injection techniques

Ultrasound

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 176-181

  Panditaratne, Nalinda ^a   Wilkinson, Christopher ^a   Groves, Clare ^b   Chandramohan, Muthusamy ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Injection; Shoulder; Subacromial bursitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053195719     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ult.2010.010022     Document Type: Article

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