Shoulder impingement revisited: Evolution of diagnostic understanding in orthopedic surgery and physical therapy

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-219

  Braman, Jonathan P ^a   Zhao, Kristin D ^a,b   Lawrence, Rebekah L ^a   Harrison, Alicia K ^a   Ludewig, Paula M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Diagnostic classification; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENTS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ACROMION; ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; CORTICAL BONE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HAWKINS EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; KINEMATICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTERIOR INTERNAL IMPINGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSOR; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TENDONS;

EID: 84896395114     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-013-1074-1     Document Type: Article

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