A Novel Sonographic Method of Measuring Patellar Tendon Length

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 719-726

  Gellhorn, Alfred C ^a   Morgenroth, David C ^a,b   Goldstein, Barry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja; Infera; Interrater reliability; Measurement; Patella alta; Patellar; Tendinopathy; Tendon; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BAJA; INFERA; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PATELLA ALTA; PATELLAR; TENDINOPATHY;

MEASUREMENTS; TENDONS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TIBIA; VALIDITY;

CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84859434810     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.01.020     Document Type: Article

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