Normal Q-angle in an adult nigerian population

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2073-2076

  Omololu, Bade B ^a   Ogunlade, Olusegun S ^a   Gopaldasani, Vinod K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q ANGLE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; ADOLESCENT; HISTOLOGY; NEGRO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; NIGERIA; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949109628     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0637-1     Document Type: Article

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