Extraarticular variants of the long head of the biceps brachii: A reminder of embryology

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Audenaert, Emmanuel A ^a   Barbaix, Erik J ^b   Van Hoonacker, Petrus ^c   Berghs, Bart M ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BONE RESECTION; CASE REPORT; CELL MIGRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEBRIDEMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CAVITY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SYNOVIUM;

ADULT; ARM; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS;

EID: 38049165832     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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