Examination of the shoulder

Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 116-125

  Ronquillo, Jonathan C ^a   Szomor, Zoltan ^a   Murrell, George A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

acromioclavicular; clinical; diagnosis; dynamometer; examination; instability; joint; rotator cuff; shoulder

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455150035     PISSN: 15239896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTE.0b013e31823a10c6     Document Type: Review

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