Metric measurements and attachment levels of the medial patellofemoral ligament: An anatomical study in cadavers

Clinics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-544

  Aragão, José Aderval ^a   Reis, Francisco Prado ^b   De Vasconcelos, Diego Protásio ^a   Feitosa, Vera Lúcia Corrêa ^a   Nunes, Marco Antonio Prado ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b TIRADENTES UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Knee; Ligaments; Luxation of the patella; Patella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; PATELLA LIGAMENT;

ADULT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATELLAR LIGAMENT;

EID: 50449098605     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322008000400021     Document Type: Article

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