Ultrasound of the rotator cable: Prevalence and morphology in asymptomatic shoulders

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Morag, Yoav ^a   Jamadar, David A ^a   Boon, Tracy A ^a   Bedi, Asheesh ^b   Caoili, Elaine M ^a   Jacobson, Jon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Rotator cable; Rotator cuff; Rotator cuff crescent; Shoulder; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ROTATOR CABLE; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; TENDINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 84455181394     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.5796     Document Type: Article

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