The incidence and structure of the fabella in a South African cadaver sample

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-90

  Phukubye, Phyllis ^a   Oyedele, Olusegun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

dissection; fabella; histology; knee; mechanical stress; prevalence; sesamoid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; FABELLA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAMOID BONE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SESAMOID BONES; SOUTH AFRICA; TENDONS;

EID: 78650273812     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.21049     Document Type: Article

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