Anatomical study of the fabella, fabellar complex and its clinical implications

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 611-616

  Kawashima, Tomokazu ^a   Takeishi, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshitomi, Sayaka ^a   Ito, Matsuri ^a   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Fabella; Fabella complex; Knee; Sesamoid bone

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JAPANESE; JOINT CAVITY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAMOID BONE; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; SESAMOID BONES;

EID: 36448942595     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-007-0259-4     Document Type: Article

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