Morphological analyisis of the fabella in Brazilians;Análisis Morfológico de la Fabela en Brasileños

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-110

  Silva, Julio Guilherme ^a,b   Chagas, Carlos Alberto Araújo ^a,c   Torres, Diego Faria Magalhães ^d   Servidio, Lucia ^a   Vilela, Ari Cantuária ^d   Chagas, Walker André ^a,d  

^a GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Augusto Motta University Center   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d Plínio Leite University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Knee joint; Morphology; Sesamoid bones

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954178702     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022010000100015     Document Type: Article

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