The prevalence of os acromiale: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 610-621

  Yammine, Kaissar ^a  

^a Emirates Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

anatomy; evidence based medicine; os acromiale

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CADAVER; EPIPHYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER EXTREMITY DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL;

ACROMION; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; UPPER EXTREMITY DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL;

EID: 84897971658     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22343     Document Type: Review

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