Revisiting the anatomy and biomechanics of the anconeus muscle and its role in elbow stability

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 365-370

  Pereira, Barry P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elbow; Neuromuscular compartments; Posterolateral stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANCONEUS MUSCLE; APONEUROSIS; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE LENGTH; RANGE OF MOTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; ULNA;

EID: 84879420089     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: 16180402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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