An Anatomic Study of the Subscapularis Insertion to the Humerus: The Subscapularis Footprint

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 749-753

  Ide, Junji ^a,b   Tokiyoshi, Akinari ^b   Hirose, Jun ^a,b   Mizuta, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anatomic study; Arthroscopic subscapularis repair; Cadaveric study; Subscapularis footprint; Subscapularis insertion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SCAPULA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATOR CUFF; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHOULDER; TENDONS;

EID: 45849112161     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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