Accessory bands of the hamstring tendons: A clinical anatomical study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 862-865

  Yasin, M N ^a   Charalambous, C P ^b   Mills, S P ^c   Phaltankar, P M ^a  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory bands; ACL; Hamstrings; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; PERIOSTEUM GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TIBIA SHAFT; ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; LEG; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957328522     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.21020     Document Type: Article

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