Study of the carrying angle of the human elbow joint in full extension: A morphometric analysis

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-23

  Paraskevas, G ^b   Papadopoulos, A ^b   Papaziogas, B ^a,b   Spanidou, S ^b   Argiriadou, H ^b   Gigis, J ^b  

^a Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ^*  (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Carrying angle; Elbow joint

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; BONE MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; PRONATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPINATION;

EID: 1542330193     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0185-z     Document Type: Article

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