Learning curve of office-based ultrasonography for rotator cuff tendons tears

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1593-1597

  Ok, Ji Hoon ^a   Kim, Yang Soo ^a   Kim, Jung Man ^b   Yoo, Tae Wook ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Bumin Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Partial tear; Rotator cuff tear; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84879263452     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2105-4     Document Type: Article

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