Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 580-585 , September 2006

Magnetic resonance imaging accuracy for the diagnosis of superior labrum anterior-posterior lesions in the community setting: Eighty-three arthroscopically confirmed cases

  • Bryan L. Reuss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orlando Regional Healthcare System, Orlando, FL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Bryan L. Reuss, MD, 3827 Paxton Avenue, No. 626, Cincinnati, OH 45209
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  • Randy Schwartzberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orlando Regional Healthcare System, Orlando, FL, USA
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  • Michael B. Zlatkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Musculoskeletal Imaging, Westin, FL, USA
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  • Andrew Cooperman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Orlando, FL, USA
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  • John R. Dixon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.10.011

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 580-585 , September 2006

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