The Fabella: A forgotten source of knee pain?

Knee

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-245

  Robertson, A ^a,b   Jones, S C E ^a   Paes, R ^a   Chakrabarty, G ^a  

^a HUDDERSFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fabella; Fabella syndrome; Knee

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CHONDROMALACIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; SESAMOID BONES;

EID: 2942521402     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(03)00103-0     Document Type: Article

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