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Ultrasound evaluation of fluid in knee recesses at varying degrees of flexion

  1. P. Mandl1,*,
  2. M. Brossard2,
  3. P. Aegerter2,
  4. M. Backhaus3,†,
  5. G. A. Bruyn4,
  6. I. Chary-Valckenaere5,
  7. A. Iagnocco6,
  8. E. Filippucci7,
  9. J. Freeston8,
  10. F. Gandjbakhch9,
  11. S. Jousse-Joulin10,
  12. I. Möller11,
  13. E. Naredo12,
  14. W. A. Schmidt13,
  15. M. Szkudlarek14,
  16. L. Terslev15,
  17. R. J. Wakefield8,
  18. A. Zayat8,
  19. M. A. D'Agostino2,
  20. P. V. Balint16

Article first published online: 23 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/acr.21598

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Arthritis Care & Research

Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 64, Issue 5, pages 773–779, May 2012

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Mandl, P., Brossard, M., Aegerter, P., Backhaus, M., Bruyn, G. A., Chary-Valckenaere, I., Iagnocco, A., Filippucci, E., Freeston, J., Gandjbakhch, F., Jousse-Joulin, S., Möller, I., Naredo, E., Schmidt, W. A., Szkudlarek, M., Terslev, L., Wakefield, R. J., Zayat, A., D'Agostino, M. A. and Balint, P. V. (2012), Ultrasound evaluation of fluid in knee recesses at varying degrees of flexion. Arthritis Care Res, 64: 773–779. doi: 10.1002/acr.21598

Author Information

  1. 1

    Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria and National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary

  2. 2

    Université de Versailles-St.-Quentin-en-Yvelines, AP-HP, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

  3. 3

    Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany

  4. 4

    Medisch Centrum IJsselmeerziekenhuizen, Lelystad, The Netherlands

  5. 5

    University of Nancy, Le Brabois Hospital, Nancy, France

  6. 6

    Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

  7. 7

    Universitá Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

  8. 8

    University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK

  9. 9

    CHU Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France

  10. 10

    CHU Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

  11. 11

    Instituto Poal de Reumatologia Hospital Platon, Barcelona, Spain

  12. 12

    Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain

  13. 13

    Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany

  14. 14

    University of Copenhagen Hospital at Køge, Køge, Denmark

  15. 15

    Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark

  16. 16

    National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary

  1. †

    Dr. Backhaus has received consultant fees, speaking fees, and/or honoraria (more than $10,000 each) from Abbott, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, Roche, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

*Division of Rheumatology, University of Vienna, 18-20 Währinger Gürtel, 1090 Vienna, Austria

  1. †

    Dr. Backhaus has received consultant fees, speaking fees, and/or honoraria (more than $10,000 each) from Abbott, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, Roche, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 APR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 23 APR 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 9 JAN 2012 10:59AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 3 JAN 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 28 JUN 2011

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