Three-Dimensional Muscle-Tendon Geometry after Rectus Femoris Tendon Transfer

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 348-354

  Asakawa, Deanna S ^a   Blemker, Silvia S ^a   Rab, George T ^b   Bagley, Anita ^b   Delp, Scott L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; WALKING;

EID: 0942301335     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200402000-00019     Document Type: Article

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