Tibial insertion of the biceps femoris tendon: Anatomical and radiological description of an anatomical variant

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 802-804

  Solomon, L B ^a,b   Stevenson, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS TENDON; CASE REPORT; FIBULA OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOTOMY; TENDONS; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 55549147192     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20722     Document Type: Article

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