Determination and significance of femoral neck anteversion

Physical Therapy

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 550-558

  Cibulka, Michael T ^a  

^a Jefferson County Rehabilitation and Sports Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral neck anteversion; Femoral neck retroversion; Hip rotation; Medial femoral torsion

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR NECK ANTEVERSION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIP; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; REVIEW; RISK; TORSION;

EID: 2542493936     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/84.6.550     Document Type: Review

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