Insertional anatomy of the triceps brachii tendon

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-405

  Keener, Jay D ^a   Chafik, Dara ^a   Kim, H Mike ^a   Galatz, Leesa M ^a   Yamaguchi, Ken ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy; olecranon; tendon; Triceps; triceps insertion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TENDON; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 77949487432     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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