Ultrasonographic assessment of tendon thickness, doppler activity and bony spurs of the elbow in patients with lateral epicondylitis and healthy subjects: A reliability and agreement study

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 468-474

  Krogh, T P ^a   Fredberg, U ^a   Christensen, R ^b   Stengaard Pedersen, K ^c   Ellingsen, T ^a  

^a SILKEBORG REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

elbow; soft tissues; tendons; ultrasound; ultrasound color Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPHYTE; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDON; TENNIS ELBOW; TRANSDUCER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPHYTE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; TENNIS ELBOW; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885958957     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335951     Document Type: Article

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