@article{3768ac38d0dc49428e6994da039f3331,
title = "The value of clinical tests in acute full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon: does a subacromial lidocaine injection help in the clinical diagnosis? A prospective study",
abstract = "Early repair of rotator cuff tears leads to superior results. To detect symptomatic full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon at an early stage, we conducted a prospective study to evaluate the value of clinical examination with and without subacromial lidocaine within the first weeks after an acute injury to the shoulder.",
keywords = "Acute Disease, Adult, Aged, Arthroscopy, Emergencies, Female, Humans, Lidocaine, Male, Middle Aged, Physical Examination, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Rotator Cuff, Sensitivity and Specificity, Single-Blind Method, Tendon Injuries",
author = "Klaus Bak and S{\o}rensen, {Anne Kathrine Belling} and J{\o}rgensen, {Uffe Viegh} and Marianne Nygaard and Krarup, {Annabel Lee} and Charlotte Thune and Carsten Sloth and Pedersen, {S{\o}ren Torp}",
note = "Copyright (c) 2010 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1016/j.arthro.2009.11.005",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
pages = "734--42",
journal = "Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery",
issn = "0749-8063",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders",
number = "6",
}