Arthroscopic diagnosis of the snapping popliteus tendon

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 888-892

  Mariani, Pier Paolo ^a   Mauro, Craig S ^b   Margheritini, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Popliteus tendon; Snapping tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PATIENT; POSITION; SNAPPING POPLITEUS TENDON; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TENDON; TENDON LESION; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22144442371     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.04.103     Document Type: Article

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