Unilateral double plantaris muscle: A rare anatomical variation;Músculo Plantar Doble Unilateral: Una Rara Variación Anatómica

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1097-1099

  Kwinter, David M ^a   Lagrew, James P ^a   Kretzer, Julie ^a   Lawrence, Cara ^a   Malik, Diksha ^a   Mater, Megan ^a   Brueckner, Jennifer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical variation; Plantaris muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952435374     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022010000400018     Document Type: Article

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