A comparative anatomical study of the human knee and six animal species

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 493-499

  Proffen, Benedikt L ^a   McElfresh, Megan ^b   Fleming, Braden C ^b   Murray, Martha M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Anatomy; Knee; Meniscus; PCL

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOG; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GOAT; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RANGE OF MOTION; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DOGS; FEMALE; GOATS; HINDLIMB; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 84861672003     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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