Comparative Analysis of the Morphologic Structure of Quadriceps and Patellar Tendon: A Descriptive Laboratory Study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 744-750

  Hadjicostas, Panayiotis T ^a   Soucacos, Panayotis N ^b   Berger, Irina ^c   Koleganova, Nadezda ^c   Paessler, Hans H ^a  

^a ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadaveric study; Comparative morphology; Morphometry; Patellar tendon; Quadriceps tendon

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATELLA TENDON; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRENGTH; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON STRENGTH;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TENDONS;

EID: 34447283529     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.01.032     Document Type: Article

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