Infrapatellar fat pad: Anterior crossroads of the knee;Le corps adipeux infra-patellaire: carrefour antérieur du genou

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 91, Issue 9 C1, 2010, Pages 841-855

  Le Corroller, T ^a,b   Cohen, M ^a   Acid, S ^a,b   Bierry, G ^c   Parratte, S ^a   Flecher, X ^a   Argenson, J N ^a   Petit, P ^d   Champsaur, P ^a,b   Maurel, B ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

CT; Infrapatellar fat pad; Knee; MRI; US

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ANATOMY; BIOMECHANICS; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT BODY; FEMUR; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFRAPATELLAR FAT PAD; KNEE; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE DISLOCATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; REVIEW; SYNOVIAL BURSA; SYNOVIUM; TIBIA;

EID: 77958587561     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0221-0363(10)70127-X     Document Type: Review

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