Assessment of Glenohumeral Subluxation in Poststroke Hemiplegia: Comparison Between Ultrasound and Fingerbreadth Palpation Methods
Author(s) -
Praveen Kumar,
Marianne Mardon,
Michael J. Bradley,
Selena Gray,
Annette Swinkels
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20130303
Subject(s) - palpation , medicine , shoulders , receiver operating characteristic , confidence interval , ultrasound , physical examination , subluxation , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , prospective cohort study , physical therapy , nuclear medicine , radiology , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common poststroke complication. Treatment of GHS is hampered by the lack of objective, real-time clinical measurements.
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