The calcar femorale: A tale of historical neglect

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-33

  Newell, Richard L M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancellous bone; neck of femur; orthopedic history; trabeculae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULAR BONE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FEMUR NECK; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 0031030596     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2353(1997)10:1<27::AID-CA5>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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