Anatomic study of fabella and its surrounding structures in a Chinese population

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-71

  Zeng, Shu Xiong ^a   Dong, Xi Le ^a   Dang, Rui Shan ^a   Wu, Guo Sheng ^a   Wang, Jia Feng ^b   Wang, Dong ^a   Huang, Hui Long ^a   Guo, Xiao Dan ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Common peroneal nerve; Fabella; FabelloWbular ligament; Knee joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FABELLA; FABELLOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAMOID BONE; ARTHROPATHY; ASIAN; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ETHNOLOGY; KNEE; LIGAMENT; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERONEAL NERVE; SESAMOID BONES;

EID: 84860665753     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: 12798517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-011-0828-4     Document Type: Article

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