The conjoint junction of the triceps surae: Implications for gastrocnemius tendon lengthening

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 924-928

  Elson, D W ^a   Whiten, S ^a   Hillman, S J ^b   Johnson, R J ^a   Lo, S S ^a   Robb, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjoint junction; Gastrocnemius tendon; Incision planning; Soleus tendon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FIBULA; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON SURGERY; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURAL NERVE; TENDONS;

EID: 35948947870     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20544     Document Type: Article

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