Terminal bifurcation of the biceps brachii muscle and tendon: Anatomic considerations and clinical implications

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Dirim, Berna ^a,b,c   Brouha, Sharon Sudarshan ^a,b   Pretterklieber, Michael L ^d   Wolff, Klaus S ^d   Frank, Andreas ^d   Pathria, Mini N ^a,b   Chung, Christine B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anatomic variants; Biceps brachii muscle; Biceps brachii tendon; Elbow injury; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BICEPS BRACHII TENDON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS; TENDON LESION; TENDON RUPTURE;

AGED; CADAVER; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 57149104243     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1048     Document Type: Article

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