The proximal attachments of the popliteus muscle: A quantitative study and clinical significance

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-63

  Feipel, V ^a   Simonnet, M L ^a   Rooze, M ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Knee joint; Lateral meniscus; Popliteus muscle; Posterolateral corner

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TIBIA; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0038641286     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-002-0093-7     Document Type: Article

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