Anatomic variations of the shape of the menisci: A neonatal cadaver study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 975-981

  Kale, Aysin ^a   Kopuz, Cem ^a   Edýzer, Mete ^a   Aydin, Mennan Ece ^a   Demýr, Mehmet ^a   Ýnce, Yener ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Samatya Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Knee; Meniscus; Newborn; Shape; Variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; NEWBORN;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL;

EID: 33749324760     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0069-y     Document Type: Article

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