Physical tests for shoulder impingements and local lesions of bursa, tendon or labrum that may accompany impingement

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Volumn 2013, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Hanchard, Nigel C A ^a   Lenza, Mário ^b   Handoll, Helen H G ^a   Takwoingi, Yemisi ^c  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LABRUM LESION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; SYNOVIAL BURSA; SYNOVITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON LESION; ARTHROSCOPY; BURSITIS; GLENOID CAVITY; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; TENDINITIS;

ARTHROSCOPY; BURSA, SYNOVIAL; BURSITIS; GLENOID CAVITY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84886807766     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007427.pub2     Document Type: Review

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