The aberrant anterior tibial artery: Magnetic resonance appearance, prevalence, and surgical implications

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 720-727

  Klecker, Rosemary J ^a   Winalski, Carl S ^a   Aliabadi, Piran ^b   Minas, Tom ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aberrant anterior tibial artery; Anatomical variation; Knee anatomy; Knee surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Vascular anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIAL ARTERY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KNEE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL AUDIT; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIAL ARTERIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149150299     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507311595     Document Type: Article

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