PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 297-307 , April 2009

Intra-articular Pressure Profiles of Painful Stiff Shoulders Compared With Those of Other Conditions

  • Sun G. Chung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, and Rheumatism Research Institute, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea⁎
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to S.G.C., Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yeon Geon Dong, Jong No Gu, Room#12606, Seoul, South Korea, 110-744
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  • Kyu Jin Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Interdisciplinary Program, Biomedical Engineering Major, Graduate School, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea†
    • ,
  • Hee Chan Kim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea‡
    • ,
  • Kwan Sik Seo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea§
    • ,
  • Yong-Taek Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Received 14 August 2008 ,Accepted 27 January 2009.

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