Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 984-987 , August 2007

Role of Sonographic Examination in Traumatic Knee Internal Derangement

  • Chung-Yuan Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsing-Kuo Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Chao-Yu Hsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jeng-Yi Shieh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tyng-Guey Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Tyng-Guey Wang, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chang-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Ching-Chuan Jiang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.04.008

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 984-987 , August 2007

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