Clinical anatomy of the quadriceps femoris and extensor apparatus of the knee

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3297-3306

  Waligora, Andrew C ^a   Johanson, Norman A ^b   Hirsch, Bruce Elliot ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; LIGAMENT; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDON; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 70449528392     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-1052-y     Document Type: Article

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