Journal article
Sonography of full-thickness supraspinatus tears: comparison of patient positioning technique with surgical correlation.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Sonography has become a popular technique for the assessment of musculoskeletal disorders. Patient positioning is crucial to a thorough and accurate assessment of rotator cuff tendons. Two positions, the Crass and modified Crass, have been routinely used in the research and clinical settings to examine the supraspinatus tendon. Our study was a prospective trial to determine whether the Crass or the modified Crass position affords the …
Authors
Ferri M; Finlay K; Popowich T; Stamp G; Schuringa P; Friedman L
Journal
American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol. 184, No. 1, pp. 180–184
Publisher
American Roentgen Ray Society
Publication Date
January 2005
DOI
10.2214/ajr.184.1.01840180
ISSN
0361-803X