A study of the discomalleolar ligament in the adult human

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-125

  Rowicki, Tomek ^a,b   Zakrzewska, J ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anterior malleolar ligament; Meckel's cartilage; Petrotympanic fissure; Pinto's ligament; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DISCOMALLEOLAR LIGAMENT; ENDOSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENT; MALLEUS; MIDDLE EAR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ADULT; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALLEUS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 33745056522     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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