Vascularity and neuroreceptors of the pes anserinus: Anatomic study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-24

  Zaffagnini, S ^a   Golano P ^b   Farinas, O ^b   Depasquale, V ^c   Strocchi, R ^c   Cortecchia, S ^c   Marcacci, M ^a   Visani, A ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL; Anatomy; Hamstring; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; PES ANSERINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON; TIBIA; VASCULARIZATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0037214505     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10073     Document Type: Article

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