Anatomy of the posterior cruciate ligament

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-12

  Chwaluk, Agnieszka ^a   Ciszek, B ^b  

^a JÓZEF PI SUDSKI UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anterolateral bundle; Knee joint; Posteromedial bundle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT;

EID: 63649106658     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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