Sonographic evaluation of the acromiohumeral distance in elite and recreational female overhead athletes

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 178-183

  Maenhout, Annelies ^a   Van Cingel, Robert ^b,c   De Mey, Kristof ^a   Van Herzeele, Maarten ^a   Dhooge, Famke ^a   Cools, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Sports Medical Center Papendal   (Netherlands)

^c HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Shoulder injuries; Shoulder motion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ACROMIOHUMERAL DISTANCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECREATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ACROMION; ADOLESCENT; BASEBALL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL HEAD; RECREATION; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877776380     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31825b6995     Document Type: Article

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