MR imaging of tendons and ligaments of the midfoot

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-198

  Mengiardi, Bernard ^a   Pfirrmann, Christian W A ^a   Zanetti, Marco ^a  

^a ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ligaments; MR imaging midfoot; Tendon abnormalities; Tendon anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR TIBIALIS TENDON; CALCANEONAVICULAR LIGAMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MIDFOOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR TIBIALIS TENDON; REVIEW; SPRING LIGAMENT; TENDON; TENDON DISEASE;

EID: 25444500758     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-921939     Document Type: Review

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