Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , January 2009

Diagnostic Value of History Taking and Physical Examination to Assess Effusion of the Knee in Traumatic Knee Patients in General Practice

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 Supported by TRIAS, Zilveren Kruis Achmea, and OZ.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01534-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.027

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , January 2009

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