Patella position versus length of hamstring muscles in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 268-270

  Jóźwiak, Marek ^a   Pietrzak, Szymon ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Knee joint; Patella; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL VALUE; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLA; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS;

EID: 0344474539     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199803000-00026     Document Type: Article

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