Central aponeurosis tears of the rectus femoris: Sonographic findings

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 581-586

  Bianchi, Stefano ^a,b   Martinoli, Carlo ^c   Peiris Waser, Nyali ^a   Bianchi Zamorani, Maria Pia ^a   Federici, Egisto ^d   Fasel, Jean ^e  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b l' Appareil Locomoteur   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Lavagna   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Quadriceps muscle; Trauma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; TENDON INJURY;

ADULT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THIGH;

EID: 0036944552     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0559-z     Document Type: Article

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