The biceps brachii muscle and its distal insertion: Observations of surgical and evolutionary relevance

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-375

  Cucca, Y Y ^a   McLay, S V B ^a   Okamoto, T ^a   Ecker, J ^b   McMenamin, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Orthopaedic Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii; Distal tendon of insertion; Radial tuberosity; Supernumerary heads

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; ARM; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ARM; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 77954730215     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0575-y     Document Type: Article

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