Clinical significance of variations in the interconnections between flexor digitorum longus and flexor hallucis longus in the region of the knot of Henry

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-125

  O'Sullivan, E ^a   Carare Nnadi, R ^a   Greenslade, J ^b   Bowyer, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pes planus; Tendon transfer; Tibialis posterior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLATFOOT; FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON TRANSECTION; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

CADAVER; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS;

EID: 13944274436     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20029     Document Type: Article

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