Not all ultrasounds are created equal: general sonography versus musculoskeletal sonography in the detection of rotator cuff tears

Shoulder and Elbow

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 250-257

  Cole, Brandi ^a   Twibill, Kristen ^a   Lam, Patrick ^a   Hackett, Lisa ^a   Murrell, George AC ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

diagnostic ultrasound; rotator cuff tear; shoulder impingement syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033191243     PISSN: 17585732     EISSN: 17585740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1758573216658800     Document Type: Article

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