The cartilaginous and osseous geometry of the femoral trochlear groove

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 300-306

  Shih, Yi Fen ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^a   Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Femoral groove; Femur; Geometry; Patellofemoral joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE TISSUE; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; FROZEN SECTION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CADAVER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16544386886     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0414-3     Document Type: Article

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