A clinical case and anatomical study of the innervation supply of the vastus medialis muscle

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-122

  Ozer H ^a,b   Tekdemir, I ^c   Elhan, A ^c   Turanli, S ^d   Engebretsen, L ^e  

^a Department of Radiology   (Turkey)

^b University of Ankara ^*  (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Entrapment; Femoral nerve; Mononeuropathy; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CASE REPORT; DENERVATION; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE INJURY; NEUROANATOMY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THIGH;

EID: 3342963434     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0382-7     Document Type: Article

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