Diagnosis of subscapularis tendon tears: Are available diagnostic tests pertinent for a positive diagnosis?

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 98, Issue 8 SUPPL, 2012, Pages

  Barth, J ^a   Audebert, S ^b   Toussaint, B ^c   Charousset, C ^d   Godeneche, A ^e   Graveleau, N ^f   Joudet, T ^g   Lefebvre, Y ^d   Nove Josserand, L ^e   Petroff, E ^d   Solignac, N ^h   Scymanski, C ⁱ   Pitermann, M ^k   Thelu, C E ^j  

^a Clinique des Cedres   (France)

^b ZAC du Bois de la Chocque   (France)

^c Clinique generale   (France)

^d Centre Paul Santy ^*  (France)

^e Centre Paul Santy   (France)

^f Centre Vauban   (France)

^g Clinique chirurgicale du Libournais   (France)

^h HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

ⁱ LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^j CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^k CNRS   (France)

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Author keywords

Clinical exam; Diagnosis value; Subcapularis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEAR HUG TEST; BELLY OFF SIGN TEST; BELLY PRESS TEST; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFT OFF TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAPOLEON TEST; POSITIVE INTERNAL ROTATION LAG SIGN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER INJURY; SUBCAPULARIS TENDON TEAR; TENDON INJURY;

EID: 84870026599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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