PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 162-177 , February 2009

Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Part 2. Clinical Applications

  • Jay Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905⁎
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: J.S.
    • ,
  • Jonathan T. Finnoff, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN⁎

Received 10 July 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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