TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and diagnostic tests for shoulder disorders
T2 - A critical review
AU - McFarland, Edward G.
AU - Garzon-Muvdi, Juan
AU - Jia, Xiaofeng
AU - Desai, Pingal
AU - Petersen, Steve A.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the human body and, as such, presents an evaluation and diagnostic challenge. The first steps in its evaluation are obtaining an accurate history and physical examination and evaluating conventional radiography. The use of other imaging modalities (eg, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography) should be based on the type of additional information needed. The goals of this study were to review the current limitations of evidence-based medicine with regard to shoulder examination and to assess the rationale for and against the use of diagnostic physical examination tests.
AB - The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the human body and, as such, presents an evaluation and diagnostic challenge. The first steps in its evaluation are obtaining an accurate history and physical examination and evaluating conventional radiography. The use of other imaging modalities (eg, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography) should be based on the type of additional information needed. The goals of this study were to review the current limitations of evidence-based medicine with regard to shoulder examination and to assess the rationale for and against the use of diagnostic physical examination tests.
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U2 - 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067314
DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067314
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19955165
AN - SCOPUS:77950908690
SN - 0306-3674
VL - 44
SP - 328
EP - 332
JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 5
ER -