Technical note: The effect of midshaft location on the error ranges of femoral and tibial cross-sectional parameters

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 325-332

  Sládek, Vladimír ^a,b   Berner, Margit ^c   Galeta, Patrik ^d   Friedl, Lukáš ^e   Kudrnová, Šárka ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical analysis; Cross section; Error range; Femora; Tibiae

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR SHAFT; HUMAN; LEG LENGTHENING; TIBIA SHAFT;

EID: 75149183268     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21153     Document Type: Article

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