The costotransverse ligaments in human: A detailed anatomical study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 340-345

  Ibrahim, Ahmed Fathalla ^a   Darwish, Hassem H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Costotransverse ligaments; Ligamentous band; Thoracic spines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COSTOTRANSVERSE LIGAMENT; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE;

CADAVER; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 21344469075     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20102     Document Type: Article

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