Structural parameters of the vastus medialis muscle

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-289

  Peeler, J ^a,b   Cooper, J ^a   Porter, M M ^b   Thliveris, J A ^a   Anderson, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knee, quadriceps; Medial stabilizer; Patellofemoral joint; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 17844403480     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20110     Document Type: Article

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