Femoral Head of the Rectus Femoris Muscle

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 276-278

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b,c   Salter, George ^b   Oakes, W Jerry ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anomalies; Anterior thigh; Quadriceps femoris; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; THIGH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMUR HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THIGH;

EID: 1842679131     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10186     Document Type: Article

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