Ultrasonographic analysis in knee osteoarthritis: Evaluation of inter-observer reliability

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 673-678

  Bevers, K ^a   Zweers, M C ^a   Van Den Ende, C H M ^a   Martens, H A ^a   Mahler, E ^a   Bijlsma, J W J ^b   Wakefield, R J ^c   Van Den Hoogen, F H ^a   Den Broeder, A A ^a  

^a Sint Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inter observer variation; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EFFUSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFLAMMATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAL MENISCUS PROTRUSION; OUTPATIENT; POPLITEAL CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNOVIAL HYPERTROPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84870257529     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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