Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 7-11 , January 2006

The efficacy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of long head of the biceps tendon pathology

  • April Armstrong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
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  • Sharlene A. Teefey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
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  • Thomas Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
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  • Aileen M. Clark, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
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  • William D. Middleton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
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  • Ken Yamaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
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  • Leesa M. Galatz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Suite 11300 West Pavilion, St Louis, MO 63110

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 This study was supported by a grant from the Society of Ultrasound Radiologists, awarded in 1998 ($40,000).

PII: S1058-2746(05)00154-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.04.008

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 7-11 , January 2006

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