The relationship between Parson's tubercle and the insertion of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus

Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 737-740

  Yian, Edward H ^a   Gallo, Linda ^b   Hughes, Richard E ^b   Kuhn, John E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Meniscus; Meniscus anatomy; Meniscus insertion; Parson's tubercle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA;

EID: 0035470550     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.25252     Document Type: Article

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