Bifurcated plantaris with rare relations to the neurovascular bundle in the popliteal fossa

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 239-241

  Kotian, Sushma R ^a   Sachin, K S ^a   Bhat, Kumar M R ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Entrapment; Plantaris; Popliteal fossa; Popliteal vessel; Tendocalcaneus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FEMUR; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE; NEUROVASCULAR BUNDLE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POPLITEAL FOSSA; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON; TIBIAL NERVE;

AGED; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POPLITEAL VEIN;

EID: 84883195143     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: 1447073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12565-013-0184-z     Document Type: Article

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