The diagnostic validity of musculoskeletal ultrasound in lateral epicondylalgia: a systematic review
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The diagnostic validity of musculoskeletal ultrasound in lateral epicondylalgia: a systematic review
BACKGROUND Ultrasound is considered a reliable, widely available, non-invasive and inexpensive imaging technique for assessing soft tissue involvement in Lateral epicondylalgia. Despite the number of diagnostic studies for Lateral Epicondylalgia, there is no consensus in the current literature on the best abnormal ultrasound findings that confirm lateral epicondylalgia. METHODS Eligible studi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Imaging
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2342
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2342-14-10