Tendon friction rubs in systemic sclerosis: A possible explanation-an ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging study

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 529-533

  Stoenoiu, Maria S ^a   Houssiau, Frédéric A ^a   Lecouvet, Frédéric E ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Synovitis; Systemic sclerosis; Tendon friction rubs; Tenosynovitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PATHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVITIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TENDON FRICTION RUB; TENOSYNOVITIS; ULTRASOUND; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCLERODERMA, DIFFUSE; SYNOVITIS; TENDONS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84874046068     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes307     Document Type: Article

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