Regional variations in human patellar trabecular architecture and the structure of the proximal patellar tendon enthesis

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-57

  Toumi, H ^a   Higashiyama, I ^a   Suzuki, D ^a   Kumai, T ^b   Bydder, G ^c   McGonagle, D ^d   Emery, P ^d   Fairclough, J ^e   Benjamin, M ^a,f  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Fibrocartilage; Osteotendinous junction; Radiography; Trabeculae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENDON DISEASE; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; TENDONS;

EID: 33646004614     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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