Putative proprioceptive function of the pelvic ligaments: Biomechanical and histological studies

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 858-864

  Varga, Endre ^a   Dudas, Bertalan ^b   Tile, Marvin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Pelvic ligaments; Pelvic ring injury; Proprioceptive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE ENDING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; PELVIC BONES; PELVIS; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 47349116839     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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