Subacromial space in African great apes and subacromial impingement syndrome in humans

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 865-880

  Potau, J M ^a   Bardina, X ^b   Ciurana, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Avinguda de la Generalitat   (Spain)

Author keywords

African great apes; Coracoacromial arch; Impingement syndrome; Subacromial space

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DISEASE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE;

GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 34648820636     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9167-z     Document Type: Article

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