PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 107-116 , February 2009

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities in the Shoulder and Wrist Joints of Asymptomatic Elite Athletes

  • Michael Fredericson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room R-107A, Stanford, CA 94305-5336⁎
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: M.F.
    • ,
  • Charles Ho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • California Advanced Imaging, Atherton, CA⁎
    • ,
  • Brandee Waite, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA⁎
    • ,
  • Fabio Jennings, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA⁎
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Peterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Innovative Sports Medicine, Mountain View, CA⁎
    • ,
  • Christina Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA⁎
    • ,
  • Gordon O. Mathesonn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA⁎

Received 1 June 2008 ,Accepted 21 October 2008.

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PII: S1934-1482(08)00018-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.09.004

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